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• #HipHopEd | Dr. Christopher Emdin “HipHopEd is a multi-platform and cross-curricular initiative with a goal of educating stakeholders in education and related fields about the intersections of hip-hop and education. Originally, #HipHopEd began as an online twitter chat where educators discussed larger themes related to Hip-hop and education. Since then, it has grown into a non-profit organization that focuses on conferences, curriculum, professional development, training, and youth development.Our work provides services to a number of organizations interested in bridging theory and practice in education. We work with teachers, school leaders and policy makers in the development and implementation of Hip-Hop based interventions in areas of study that include STEM, counseling/therapy, literacy and school leadership.As an organization, we bring together a community of educators and scholars who challenge traditional educational systems to value the power of youth culture and voice. Our work focuses on inspiring and empowering a movement that reimagines education through the use of hip-hop as text, theory, philosophy and practice in the pursuit of emancipatory schooling.”
• 50 Years of Hip-Hop: Exploring Its Influence on Social Work Columbia University article examining how hip hop culture informs social work practice, education, advocacy, and community-based healing.

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• A Global Cypher Artilce abstract: “Southeast Asian American (SEAA) adolescents and emerging adults navigate a multicultural, global world by utilizing cultural variability to play up and play down three cultural identities: their Asian/Asian American heritage culture, the White dominant culture in which they live, and a hip hop cultural identity. The latter is a unique cultural identity rooted in the global phenomenon of hip hop that includes dance, art, and music as well as resistance to the dominant, mainstream culture. Hip hop is a meaningful cultural identity for SEAA youth because it is a cultural identity transcendent of race/ethnicity, a means toward relational and identity harmony, a form of resistance, and because it facilitates belongingness to a local and a global community.”
• All of the Above Hip Hop Academy “All of the Above Hip Hop Academy is a non-profit organization made up of artists, educators, and advocates that mentor youth, support artistic expression and serve communities as a hip-hop cultural resource for the purpose of youth development.”“All of the Above Hip Hop Academy is a non-profit organization made up of artists, educators, and advocates that mentor youth, support artistic expression and serve communities as a Hip Hop Cultural resource for the purpose of youth development.Our organization provides a variety of youth classes, workshops, and performance-oriented experiences that support local artistry and provide opportunities for artistic development. Our students learn directly from hip-hop practitioners who are highly respected in their craft.”
• Archival Collections – Hip Hop at Boston University another list of various hip hop archive websites
• Atlanta Hip Hop Archive – a part of Georgia State University, digital archive of the development of hip hop in Atlanta

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• Bay Area Hip-Hop Archive new collection at the African American Museum and Library at Oakland dedicated to the history of hip hop in Oakland, only museum dedicated to Black history and culture in the city, artifacts can only be handled in person
• BeBop to Hip-Hop through Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz“BeBop to Hip-Hop is one of the most innovative public school music education programs in America. Begun in 2004 in Los Angeles, the program brings together jazz and hip-hop students under the direction of professional jazz musicians and hip-hop artists to create original work that incorporates elements of both genres.The aspiring young artists study the latest recording technologies and software, familiarize themselves with the musical dynamics of both jazz and hip-hop, learn about the historical influence of jazz on hip-hop, and discover how to produce a professional-level hip-hop track from the ground up–all while absorbing and building upon the rich traditions of Black American art and culture. Jazz students learn to produce cutting-edge sounds, construct beats, and incorporate the hip-hop groove into jazz, while hip-hop students learn how to create and record in a live environment and gain technical skills in music. An annual culminating concert highlights the original and spontaneous work that results from this groundbreaking collaboration.”

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• Collection: Hip-Hop Culture – Through the Kennedy Center “What does hip hop mean? Is it the music with a chest-thumping beat? The rapid-fire lyrics rapped into a handheld mic? Gravity-defying dance steps? Writers turning walls into canvases with larger-than-life letters and illustrations? The answer is, all of the above—and more. Hip hop embraces these artistic elements, most definitely. But it has also blended and transcended them to become a means for seeing, celebrating, experiencing, understanding, confronting, and commenting on life and the world. Hip hop, in other words, is a way of living—a culture.”
• Collections of Culture: 50 Years of Hip Hop IMLS-supported digital collection highlighting hip hop materials from libraries, museums, and archives nationwide.
• Collections of Culture: 50 Years of Hip Hop Inside Libraries, Museums and Archives through The Institute of Museum and Library Services, digital collection
• Cornell Hip Hop Collection does not provide any street style intensives, works to preserve physical artifacts of hip hop culture such as the personal archive and record collection of Afrika Bambaataa and the Universal Zulu Nation

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• Dreamville Foundation “Since our inception, we have continued to serve children and support their family members who are attempting to overcome obstacles in their social environment in and around Fayetteville. Over the years, we have expanded to other cities and states. Overall, we provide these youth and families with the necessary resources for achieving their goals. ‘Obstacles’ have included, but are not limited to financial strain, physical, mental, alcohol, and drug abuse.”“The Dreamville Foundation bridges the gap between the worlds of opportunity for urban youth. Dedicated to providing programs, events, and charitable donations that empower and inspire our youth to achieve success in reaching their dreams.”

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• Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection Smithsonian collection documenting hip hop culture through photography spanning decades of artists, communities, and movements.

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• Featured Essay – In the Beginning: Hip Hop’s Early Influences essay published through Oxford about the early influences of hip hop and its culture

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• HIP HOP CONGRESS, INC. – based in Redwood City, California“Hip Hop Congress Inc (HHC) is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to spreading Hip Hop cultural awareness and creative exchange to uplift individuals and communities. We collaborate our efforts through local, regional, national and international grassroots organization to evolve the perception of Hip Hop culture as a means to inspire social engagement, civic service, cultural creativity and economic growth. Our local, regional and international Chapters, affiliates and respective communities consist of a solid network of diverse individuals driving the necessary change to transform the world by uplifting young people and Artists though creative development, education, civic engagement and equitable resource exchange. HHC regularly hosts cultural events and workshops focused on the Hip Hop art forms of DJing and Turntablism, MCing/Rapping, Tech-based Music Production, Dancing, Graffiti Art and Beat Boxing, as well as the topics of Hip Hop education, mental health and youth-crime prevention. HHC is committed to youth-based programs that develop social emotional learning, mental health, academic growth and inclusive education across all genders, races and ethnicities.”
• HIP HOP Educational Literacy Program (H.E.L.P.) “The Hip-Hop Educational Literacy Program (H.E.L.P.) was created and designed by Educational Lyrics. H.E.L.P. combines the language and music of the Hip Hop genre to teach reading and writing skills. Based on National Literacy Standards, H.E.L.P. uses Hip Hop lyrics to address different learning styles and teach to multiple intelligences. Our instructors will use H.E.L.P. to connect with the best and the brightest, as well as those students who have unmotivated to read or write. H.E.L.P. addressed the five essential components of effective reading instruction established by the National Reading Panel in 2000 (fluency, phonetics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, and comprehension). H.E.L.P. activities include opportunities for students to practice:-Phonemic awareness and phonic skills, including: identifying, creating, and using rhyming words; studying word families; and reading irregularly spelled words. -Fluency skills, including: echo and repeated reading, and performance of original writing. -Vocabulary development, including: explicit and implicit learning of new words, using dictionaries and thesauri, reading sight words, figurative language, and connecting words in their speaking and listening vocabulary to their reading and writing vocabulary. -Reading comprehension, including: opportunities to read with a purpose comparing texts, using and analyzing poetic devices, identifying explicit and implicit meanings, character studies, and discussion groups.”
• Hip Hop Alliance – Virtual Organization“The Hip Hop Alliance is Hip Hop’s first labor force organization on a mission to promote and secure fair wages, fair royalties and strong health/retirement benefits for all creators in the Hip Hop and R&B community.” “The Hip Hop Alliance mission is to promote and secure the strongest protections for our members. We are rappers, singers, producers, songwriters, engineers, influencers, managers, DJs, musicians, radio hosts, dancers and other media creators.”
• Hip Hop Archive site will not respond despite trying in several different browsers (Zack note: this is just the old link for Harvard’s Hip Hop Archive)
• Hiphop Archive & Research Institute at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research archiving most influential hip hop albums, develops collections to present, collects physical and digital materials and organizes them by research objectives, home of the Nasir Jones Hiphop fellowship that promotes the exchange of knowledge between scholars and artists
• Hip-Hop at 50: Global Culture, Global Voices | College of Humanities | University of Arizona article about the trajectory of hip hop studies at the University of Arizona
• Hip Hop at 50: Holla If Ya Hear Me – LibGuides at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum featured in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives
• Hip Hop Caucus no location listed on website, appears to be virtual but there is the ability to request a speaker “Our mission is to use the power of our cultural expression to empower communities who are first and worst impacted by injustice. Our vision is racial justice, healthy communities, and a healthy planet.”“Throughout our history, Hip Hop Caucus has mobilized hundreds of thousands of young BIPOC voters across seven election cycles, produced HOME (Heal Our Mother Earth) – the first climate album to move over 60,000 people to action in support of the Clean Power Plan in 2014, and led the first protest in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and continually partnered with local organizations for annual commemorations.”“As an institution built by, and for people and communities of color, we are rooted firmly in the belief that racial justice and climate justice are interwoven. Join our movement today.”
• Hip Hop Culture Council | Kennedy Center through the Kennedy Center“With Hip Hop Culture serving as one of our nation’s greatest cultural assets and ambassadors, the Hip Hop Culture programs at the Kennedy Center recognize hip hop’s contributions to global culture and its power to build and transform communities through art and action. Through this programmatic platform, the Center aims to create a dynamic home for Hip Hop Culture and celebrate hip hop’s role as a catalyst for innovation, exploration, and transformation with a dynamic mix of performances, humanities events, film screenings, workshops and interactive experiences, in person and online. In 2016, the Kennedy Center appointed iconic rapper, producer, and DJ Q-Tip as its first Artistic Director of Hip Hop Culture, and in 2017, LL COOL J became the first hip hop artist ever awarded a Kennedy Center Honors. In 2018 the Center announced the founding members of its Hip Hop Culture Council.”“The Kennedy Center Hip Hop Culture Council (HHCC) is a dynamic community of high-profile visionaries who graciously lend their names, talent, expertise, and resources to a wide range of initiatives. Council members bring greater visibility to our programs by forging new pathways that deepen public knowledge and appreciation for Hip Hop Culture — all to help establish a home for creative projects that are strategically aligned with our institutional mission and vision.”
• Hip Hop Culture: History and Trajectory Research paper published by Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• Hip Hop For Change Located in Oakland, CA“Hip Hop For Change breaks down barriers between youth and justice issues that affect their lives and communities using Hip hop as a vehicle. We educate, employ, and empower historically marginalized communities and inspire the next generation of leaders advocating for change through this work!”“MISSION STATEMENT: HipHopForChange, Inc. uses grassroots activism to educate people about socio-economic injustices and advocate solutions through Hip Hop culture. We raise funds for local causes that enrich marginalized and historically oppressed communities.” 
• Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum not a physical space yet but will be located in Manhattan“The Hip Hop Hall of Fame (HHHOF) is now poised to become the “Museum and Educational Institution” of record for the 21st century. After three decades in development and producing the first-ever Hip Hop Hall of Fame Awards TV Show that was broadcast in national syndication and on the BET Cable Network in the 1990s
• Hip Hop History: From the Streets to the Mainstream educational article through Icon Collective (LA based online music college) about the history of hip hop and the elements of hip hop culture, offers a free weekly workshop
• Hip Hop Is Green based in Seattle“When Seattle native Keith Tucker founded Hip Hop is Green in 2009 on his grandparents’ soil — and where his community built a new life away from the Jim Crow South — he sparked a national movement. Grounded in the powerful impact of hip hop culture, we are a nonprofit organization that started with a mission to support holistic wellness and transform urban communities environmentally. Our story began when Tucker toured the nation, serving over 20,000 free, plant-based meals to communities in need. Our free dinner initiative (hip hop is green dinners) earned hip hop is Green the distinction of becoming the first hip hop organization to provide BIPOC families plant-based meals nationwide.”“Every city in America needs spaces that provide refuge and empower revolutionary transformation against climate change. We’re reclaiming hip hop culture to create these spaces, especially for the holistic wellness and survival of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in low-income communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.”“Hip Hop is more than music — it’s a way of life around the world that pulses through language, artistry, fashion, innovation, social justice, politics, and our collective humanity. That’s why hip hop culture is one of the most powerful forces of change. When we say hip hop “is” green — we’re bridging what “is” with what “will be.” Hip hop is the right to breathe and eat healthy food. Hip hop is the audacity to be and feel seen. Our name, “Hip Hop is Green,” means hip hop is environmental justice and mental health together — manifested in bold wellness programs, innovative climate technology at the heart of urban communities, free plant-based dinners, and more.”
• Hip Hop Mixtape Digital Archive contains almost 9,000 digital hip hop music copies
• Hip Hop Programs | Queens Public Library “Queens Public Library has embarked on a mission to recognize and promote the growth of the hip hop community. We provide Queens Public Library customers with programming that enhances their knowledge of this worldwide music movement and cultural phenomenon. This reflects the important role Queens communities played in hip hop’s ascension from a local art form to an internationally recognized movement.While providing programs that promote the overall mission, Queens Public Library also collects and displays artifacts such as pictures, periodicals, audio tapes, video tapes, writings, news articles, flyers, and oral histories from people involved with the music from the origins of the genre, up until present day.Our goals are to bring awareness to the fundamental elements of Hip Hop culture and to build a community. We are committed to preserving and continuing Queens’s legacy and historical contributions to Hip Hop.Pioneering TV host and Hip Hop historian Ralph McDaniels is the Hip Hop Coordinator for Queens Public Library.”
• Hip Hop Public Health Office located in New York, offers toolkits and resources that help health educators“Hip Hop Public Health creates research-based educational resources by harnessing the power of music and culture to improve health in communities that are underserved.”“The idea behind our work originated from Dr. Williams’ experience working with patients in historically marginalized communities. This is where he saw firsthand the impact of low health literacy levels. He realized that traditional approaches to health communication and behavior change were not effectively reaching the people who needed them most. After a series of NIH funded programs, our nonprofit was established in 2011 to increase the reach of Dr. Williams’ proven interventions.”
• Hip Hop Sisters Network educational organization, helps connect Black men with scholarships to HBCUs and provides financial literacy empowerment workshops,“Mission Statement: To enhance and promote the positive image of women in hip-hop while providing positive educational opportunities for the cultural, economic, and health/wellness advancement of youth and adults along with resources to community-based organizations that advance the mission and objectives of the Hip Hop Sisters Foundation.Co-founded by Dr. Felicia Shaw, Dr. Lynn Richardson and MC Lyte, the legendary lyricist and iconic hip-hop pioneer, Hip Hop Sisters Foundation is a non-profit charity that promotes positive images of men and women of ethnic diversity, bringing leaders together from the world of Hip Hop, the entertainment industry, and the corporate world. We provide national and international support to women, men and youth around the globe on the topics of:
  • Social Justice and Cultural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Financial Empowerment
  • Health and Wellness
  • Mentorship
  • Educational Opportunities
  Our vision includes providing resources to support community based and grass roots organizations that further the advancement of the missions and goals set forth by the organization. Our governing and advisory boards are composed of a seasoned group of corporate, entertainment, and non-profit executives and celebrities who personally embody the principles and values that MC Lyte has championed over her illustrious career.”
• Hip Hop Theatre Initiative no exact location, holds events all over the world“1) To integrate the rigors of theatre training with the performance elements and politics of the youth-driven, grassroots, activist culture of Hip Hop2) To train participants to lead arts-based workshops and to facilitate dialogue about the social issues pertaining to Hip Hop.”
• Hip Hop Therapy “a contemporary approach to mental health treatment that utilizes Hip Hop culture as a therapeutic medium. Rooted in the social work tradition, HHT is a strengths-based, culturally competent framework focused on fitting the model to the client. Although Hip Hop has always fundamentally been therapeutic, much like the creative process itself, Dr. Edgar Tyson (1998) was the first to coin the phrase “Hip Hop therapy” and systematically integrate the culture into a clinical setting. In 1996, while working in a residential facility for abused and homeless youth in Miami-Dade county, Tyson (1998) was inspired to incorporate the culture he and his clients identified with into his approach as a social worker. Upon witnessing profound results, Tyson decided to formally study the model’s implementation, which would later be expounded upon in his pioneering article in 2002.”
• Hip-Hop (R)Evolutions | National Museum of African American History and Culture Through the Smithsonian, includes an interactive timeline of hip hop history“With its work rooted in collections, research, and exhibitions, and building on the release of the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap in 2021, the museum is continuing its commitment to presenting the voices, memories, and belongings of the fans, critics, and communities that create and challenge this ever-growing musical form.”
• Hip-Hop: A Culture of Vision and Voice Through the Kennedy CenterArticle published detailing every element of hip hop culture, includes theater and literature as a sixth element of hip hop culture
• Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit – GRAMMY Museum “This sprawling exhibit explores the profound impact and influence that hip-hop music and culture has had on the United States and the world since it burst forth in the Bronx 50 years ago. The Mixtape Exhibit delves deep into the sounds, scenes and history of hip-hop music, dance, graffiti, fashion, business, and activism. On view are rarely displayed artifacts from Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., MC Lyte, Lil Wayne, Slick Rick, Egyptian Lover, Eminem, and many others, and visitors can make their own hip-hop music with five unique interactives.The exhibit was curated by a team of four co-curators who bring a deep knowledge of hip-hop, academic rigor and creativity to the project: Felicia Angeja Viator, associate professor of history, San Francisco State University, author of To Live And Defy In LA: How Gangsta Rap Changed America, and one of the first women DJs in the Bay Area hip-hop scene; Adam Bradley, professor of English and founding director of the Laboratory for Race and Popular Culture (the RAP Lab) at UCLA, and co-editor of The Anthology of Rap; Jason King, dean, USC Thornton School of Music and former chair of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU; and Dan Charnas, associate arts professor, NYU Clive Davis Institute of Music, and author of Dilla Time: The Life And Afterlife Of The Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm. The co-curators worked in conjunction with GRAMMY Museum Chief Curator and VP of Curatorial Affairs Jasen Emmons as well as a 20-member Advisory Board.”
• Hip-Hop and Rap Across the Smithsonian digital and free to the public collection of hip hop photographs through various Smithsonian archives
• HHip-Hop and Rap Interest Group | SMT “Mission statementFounded in 2022, the SMT Hip-Hop and Rap Interest Group promotes the study of hip-hop through music theory and analysis. Our goals include:
• Recognizing and fostering research on hip-hop/rap music.
• Encouraging scholars of music theory to examine hip-hop/rap music.
• Promoting the inclusion of hip-hop/rap music in undergraduate and graduate theory curricula.
• Increasing the prominence of analytical methods for hip-hop/rap music in the wider music theory and related scholarly communities.
• ostering respectful and equitable collaboration between members of the hip-hop/rap community, and music scholars.
• Fostering diversity of scholarship and perspectives; promoting an ethical approach to scholarship and teaching.”
• “ActivitiesThe activities of this group include:
  • Proposing and presenting special sessions, round tables, and other events at SMT Annual Meetings.
  • Holding a business meeting at each SMT Annual Meeting for networking, communication, and the informal exchange of ideas.
  • Maintaining a Humanities Commons page for networking, promotion of ideas, and instructional resources related to scholarship of hip-hop/rap music.
  • Giving an annual award to an outstanding publication in the field of music theory on hip-hop/rap music.
  Upcoming and past conference activities can be found on the HHRIG website.”
• Hip-Hop Education Center “The mission of the Hip-Hop Education Center is to empower individuals and communities by catalyzing social change and equity through research, curated curricula, collaborative programming, career and leadership training, and the development of a living archive.”“The Hip-Hop-based education framework is a student-centered holistic approach using Hip-Hop history, culture and music as a hook, bridge, and/or discipline to learning, teaching, and storytelling.Acting at the forefront of the diversity and inclusion movement, Hip-Hop Education Center (HHEC) uses an interdisciplinary approach including; advocacy for culturally sustaining pedagogy & arts programming, coalition-building, workforce development, STEAM, financial and business education, archiving and curation.”“The HHEC partners include the Universal Hip Hop Museum, Lincoln Center, Words, Beats and Life, California Department of Education Career Technical Education, NY Public Library, Arts2Work, and Music Will (formerly Little Kids Rock).”
• Hip-Hop Radio Archive digitizes, preserves, shares, and contextualizes recordings of hip hop radio from the 1980s and 1990s from commercial, college, community, and pirate stations, has the ability to search a show from the year, month, and location/show/station
• Houston Hip Hop Research Collection – Hip Hop Archive documents unique culture and music of hip hop in Houston
• How 50 Years of Hip Hop Influenced Youth Culture Article detailing how hip hop has and still influences fashion

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• KRU Hip Hop based in Birmingham, Alabama“K.R.U. (Knowledge, Rhythm, and Understanding) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama and dedicated to empowering youth through the transformative power of hip hop.Our mission is to provide comprehensive Hip Hop music education to children of all ages, fostering their personal and creative development while instilling positive values such as peace, love, and having fun.”

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• Manchester Hip Hop Archive Video archive available online, website is difficult to navigate
• Massachusetts Hip Hop Archive small collection, mostly contains physical copies of music played on the local hip hop college radio station that were played between ‘85 and ‘88, other materials collected include flyers, photographs, and first-hand accounts (like letters or diary entries) from the time, all materials are from Boston
• Michigan Hip Hop Archive online museum, digital archive that includes artifacts that expand beyond hip hop, through the Marshall M. Fredricks Sculpture Museum, immersive experiences and community engagement
• Milwaukee Hip Hop Archive collection of oral histories representing the history of hip hop in Milwaukee, center also offers events and community support
• Mixtape Museum archive project related to the preservation of mixtape history, systematizes preservation in the DJ and Hip Hop communities, encourages, collaboration among educators, scholars, DJs, artists, and organizations to advance Hip Hop culture, has a Soundcloud linked on the site that brings you to digitized mixtapes

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• Northside Hip Hop Archive (Canada) living digital archive of Canadian hip hop, hosts events as well
• NYU Library Hip Hop Archive organized through the lens of the course “The Hip Hop Aesthetic” taught by Shanté Smalls, includes a section curated by grad students titled “Reimagining the Hip Hop Archive”

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• Ohio State University Hip Hop Archives Research materials for hip hop music and culture through the Ohio State University
• Other Hip-Hop Collections – Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive and Researching Hip-Hop provides a list of other websites with collections

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• Paak House “The Brandon Anderson Foundation is a unique 501c3 non-profit organization that believes any person has the ability to tap into their greatest potential with the right exposure. We aim to support and create initiatives that uplift, engage and support the community through access to the arts, supplemental education and unique experiences to expand the imagination.With the first initiative, .Paak House, the foundation seeks to create a “safe-haven” for the next generation, while cultivating alliances with like-minded non-profit organizations to generate a greater impact — TOGETHER. This safe-haven is generated through community outreach, sponsored events, summer programs, & after-school programs, all leading to establishing an actual .Paak House building, in an impacted community.”
• Performance and Art Exhibition – All City Frost and Flow “Don’t miss All City, the ultimate gathering where the next generation of hip-hop talent steps into the spotlight! This Fall 2024 Academy Session showcase will feature students from across the city, each displaying the skills they’ve honed through months of hard work in MCing, DJing, graffiti, and more. It’s also the induction of new apprentices into our program—future artists ready to contribute to the culture. As a hip-hop artist, this is your chance to witness the rise of fresh talent, support the community, and see what’s next for the DMV’s hip-hop scene. Be there to celebrate their growth and creativity!”
• Programs – PATH to Hip Hop based in Miami, Florida“PATH: Preserving, Archiving & Teaching Hiphop, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization based in Miami, Florida. We teach the history, philosophy and the 4 main artistic elements of Hip Hop culture to nurture creativity, advance scholarship, strengthen service-leadership and support entrepreneurship across cultures and generations. Our work challenges negative stereotypes and destructive behaviors often associated with Hip Hop culture. Through Hip Hop, we inspire, educate and entertain.”“PATH uses Hip Hop culture and education to advance scholarship, service-learning, leadership and entrepreneurship across cultures and generations. Our work challenges the negative stereotypes and destructive behaviors often associated with Hip Hop culture. Through Hip Hop, we inspire, educate and entertain” “PATH’s Hip Hop education services include:
  • Addiction/Substance abuse prevention & intervention (group therapy)
  • Community events)
  • Creative Youth Development programs (in & out of school))
  • Curriculum development/integration)
  • PATH Artists-In-Residence Project)
  • Professional development workshops)
  • Service learning opportunities)
  • Truthrisery / Archive Collection”)
  Hip Hop For The People Inc. is a Hip Hop Education org which was created to combat the marginalization of Hip Hop music in mainstream media. The organization aims to give these often underrepresented artists a voice and bring them to the forefront of a new community stage. A stage that is dedicated to bring Health and Wellness to Communities of Color in the Bay Area.”

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• Queens Public Library Hip Hop Programs

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• Represent | National Museum of African American History and Culture pairs images from the Smithsonian Museum’s Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection with historical photographs to highlight connections between hip-hop culture and its relationship to other important historical figures, social movements, and creative moments; was on display at the CAAMA gallery in 2022, unable to access the photos online
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Library & Archives a little confusing to navigate but has a search feature that brings up lots of articles if you search “hip hop,” featured page includes an archive about hip hop’s 50th anniversary

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• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | The New York Public Library one of New York Public Libraries research libraries focusing on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences, does not appear to have anything related specifically to hip hop
• Seattle Hip Hop Archive hip hop archive featuring artists from the PNW, collection currently contains nearly 2,000 tracks that can be listened to on UW’s campus
• Smithsonian Anthology of Hip Hop and Rap not an archive but something that can be ordered, includes 9 CDs with 129 tracks and a 300-page, coffee-table book with 11 essays and never-before-seen photographs and designs by Cey Adams, artist and founding creative director of Def Jam
• SocialWorks: Chance the Rapper’s Charity Chance the Rappes Youth Empowerment Charity“SocialWorks, founded by Grammy-award-winning musician and humanitarian Chance the Rapper, aims to empower the youth through the arts, education, and civic engagement. Since 2016, SocialWorks has created 5 initiatives that present youth the opportunity to learn and act on their passions. SocialWorks’ programming focuses on education, mental health, homelessness, and performing and literary arts – directly affecting thousands of youth yearly. Through the initiatives, OpenMike, Warmest Winter, Kids of the Kingdom, The New Chance: Arts & Literature Fund, and My State of Mind, SocialWorks hopes to inspire creativity, build dreams, and advocate for youth success in all its forms.”

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• The Center for Hip-Hop Advocacy online organization“Preserving, protecting, and promoting the ability of hip hop music, culture, and spirit to improve humanity, fight injustice, innovate industries, and save lives”“Simply put, we are dedicated to narrating the comprehensive story of Hip Hop—past, present, and future—from an independent and objective perspective.”
• The Hip Hop Foundation based in Philadelphia“We are a non-profit organization that uses the power of music to enrich the quality of life in local neighborhoods. The foundation provides opportunities for artists, young and old, to practice their craft and fulfill their dreams of being accomplished artists while helping other non-profits and local businesses. One of The Hip Hop Foundation’s goals is to create non-profit music production workshops for our underserved neighborhoods in Philadelphia.Hip Hop culture is a vast and diverse one, that can offer a wide range of opportunities to underserved & unrepresented communities with skills and talents. Here is a list of some of the careers The Hip Hop Foundation seeks to train community members in underserved neighborhoods in Philadelphia.”
• The Hip Hop Foundation – Breakers Park Initiative website detailing the history of breaking and how it affects inner-city communities
• THE HIP HOP WORKSHOP digital organization“The Hip Hop Workshop, in partnership with the non-profit organizations OC Rescue Mission, Aspire Creative Arts Program, and Boys & Girls Club of Greater Anaheim-Cypress, introduced students of all ages to the beauty of hip hop poetry: the words, rhythms, and rhyming structure. During the two week interactive workshop, students were introduced to guest hip hop artists and poets, will studied works ranging from Pulitzer Prize winning Kendrick Lamar to Shakespeare and Dr. Seuss, and wrote and rapped their own lyrics to a beat. At the end of the summer workshops, there was an open performance of the students’ creations.”
• The National Hip Hop Museum Washington, DC“Established in 2019, the National Hip-Hop Museum of Washington DC is the world’s first hip-hop museum. As the leading organization in hip-hop preservation, history and education, this 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization comprises The House of Hip-Hop, The Hip-Hop Shop, The Hip-Hop Cafe and The Hip-Hop Museum Pop-Up Experience. The Executive Director is Master Gee, a multi-platinum recording artist, founder and the voice of the legendary hip-hop group, The Sugarhill Gang.The centerpiece of the NHHM is a collection of over 5,000 one-of-a-kind and authentic pieces of memorabilia, artifacts, flyers, pictures, posters, vinyl, apparel, sneakers and other rare and historic items representing all aspects of the culture.Drawing on hip-hop’s longstanding tradition of empowerment and social awareness, the NHHM includes a series of community-oriented seminars, podcasts and workshops focusing on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, health and wellness and social justice.”
• The Temple of Hip Hop based in Newark, New Jersey“The Temple of Hip Hop is a Hip Hop preservation ministry, archive, school and society established in 1996 to ensure the proper preservation and the ongoing development of original Hip Hop as a divinely inspired global culture of peace and prosperity. Beginning as The Stop The Violence Movement with the collaborative song Self-Destruction in 1989, which influenced the west-coast collaboration song All In The Same Gang in 1990, followed-up by Human Education Against Lies (H.E.A.L.) another Hip Hop collaborative effort in 1991, The Temple of Hip Hop preserves and teaches the original principles of Hip Hop, as peace, love, unity and safely having fun as the fundamental purposes for the practice of breakin (break-dancing), emceein (rap), graffiti art (aerosol art), deejayin (the cuttin, mixin and scratchin of recorded materials), and beat-boxin (making music with various parts of one’s body).”
• Tulane Hip Hop Archive digital archive of New Orleans hip hop and bounce

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• Universal Hip Hop Museum first hip hop museum in the Bronx, currently not a physical building but intends to be one day, founded by former DJ and music executive Rocky Bucano, currently produces community events in the Bronx and LA including concerts and documentary screenings, has used VR to promote its mission, unclear if construction has begun for their South Bronx location
• USC Digital Hip Hop Archive digital archive through USC libraries regarding hip hop culture, some documents that pulled have to do with the hip joint/muscles and not hip hop

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• W&M Hip Hop Collection | William & Mary Libraries archive dedicated to Virginia’s hip hop culture from the ‘80s to the present, has a special focus on the history of hip hop on college campuses in Virginia, specifically at William and Mary, it seems that materials can only be accessed in person
• WBL Journal The world’s first peer-reviewed global journal of hip hop culture.
• Words Beats & Life Located in Washington, DC“We are Words, Beats & Life (WBL), DC’s longest running, dopest Hip-Hop based arts educational non profit.We are here to break down those barriers that keep our cities’ outstanding young creatives from taking full advantage of the opportunities that come along with living in the Nation’s Capital.Our goal is to invest in Washington, DC’s creative eco system to employ our extensive list of artists and creators to be living examples of what our city’s creative youth can accomplish with the right tools and the best role models. We achieve this goal through our many workshops, after school programs, concerts and festivals. We are Unapologetic advocates for the transformative power of hip-hop culture in all its forms. We empower artists, aspiring artists and lovers of expression to relentlessly create, refine and define systems that demonstrate positive change through our individual and collective brilliance.Our arts based educational programs equip youth, creatives, practicing artists and scholars to move from theory to practice. We harness the power of the imagination to reshape the lives and communities we serve.”