Hip-Hop - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com The Nation's Oldest Black Collegiate Newspaper Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:40:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-NewHilltopLogo-32x32.jpg Hip-Hop - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com 32 32 248273635 Tyler, The Creator’s ‘CHROMAKOPIA’ Breaks Records, Tops Billboard 200 Chart https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2024/11/04/tyler-the-creators-chromakopia-breaks-records-tops-billboard-200-chart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tyler-the-creators-chromakopia-breaks-records-tops-billboard-200-chart Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=20750 The Los Angeles MC’s latest release, “CHROMAKOPIA”, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, breaking this year’s Spotify record for the biggest hip-hop album debut. The album reflects the rapper’s artistry, with a concept and sound not unique to one genre.

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]]> 20750 Hip-Hop Turns 50 at the National Museum of African-American History and Culture https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/08/22/hip-hop-turns-50-at-the-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hip-hop-turns-50-at-the-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/08/22/hip-hop-turns-50-at-the-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=17864 The National Museum of African-American History and Culture’s second annual hip-hop block party celebrated the 50th birthday of the genre. The event, “Hip-Hop at 50: From the Block to the World,” featured an array of live performances, interactive exhibits and panels dedicated to presenting the rich history and surrounding culture of this beloved genre.  Hosted […]

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]]> https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/08/22/hip-hop-turns-50-at-the-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/feed/ 2 17864 Smithsonian Museum to Celebrate Hip-hop and Rap with Inaugural Block Party   https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2022/08/15/smithsonian-museum-to-celebrate-hip-hop-and-rap-with-inaugural-block-party/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smithsonian-museum-to-celebrate-hip-hop-and-rap-with-inaugural-block-party Mon, 15 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=15547 In celebration of the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap, The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is set to host an inaugural Hip-Hop Block Party on Saturday, August. 13 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The Block Party will include local talent, acclaimed national lyricists, and activities centered around hip-hop culture […]

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]]> 15547 Remembering Greg Tate: Godfather of Hip-Hop Journalism https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2021/12/13/remembering-greg-tate-godfather-of-hip-hop-journalism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remembering-greg-tate-godfather-of-hip-hop-journalism Mon, 13 Dec 2021 23:27:17 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=14827 Greg Tate, writer, critic, musician, educator, former Hilltop writer and Howard University alumnus-whose work is considered by many to be the paradigm for cultural journalism- died on Dec. 7.

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]]> 14827 The Black Kennedy’s: How The Shakur Family Bridged Rap And Politics https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2018/03/28/the-black-kennedys-how-the-shakur-family-bridged-rap-and-politics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-black-kennedys-how-the-shakur-family-bridged-rap-and-politics Thu, 29 Mar 2018 01:15:15 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=11300 “I just cried, as all mother’s cry, for the beautiful boy who said he and Mike Tyson would never be allowed to be free at the same time…” By: Xavier Handy-Hamilton, Contributing Writer (@fnr_zay)   On September 7, 1996, after a Tyson fight that ended so abruptly the crowd was convinced Bruce Sheldon took a […]

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