Nov 04 Watch Conversation: Syrian-American Rapper Omar Offendum Hip-hop artist Omar Offendum bridges his Middle Eastern roots to his Western upbringing. Continue watching
Jun 10 In Iran, Women Use Rap to Rage Against the Regime By Larisa Epatko Rap in any country can be a way to make a statement. In Iran, it's one of the few outlets for women with something to say. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch “Samira’s” Rap Women in Iran, like "Samira" in this video, use rap as a form of expression. Continue watching
May 02 Keynes vs. Hayek, the Rematch: Keynes Responds By Paul Solman Late last week the makers of the 2009 rap video "'Fear the Boom and Bust' a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem" came out with a follow-up: "Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek Round Two". John Maynard Keynes… Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch Anthology Traces Rap’s Lyrical Journey, Poetic Roots Is rap music a form of lyric poetry? A new anthology, published by Yale University Press, makes the case. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Dec 10 Friday’s NewsHour: Rap Reconsidered for New Scholarly Anthology A new work of scholarship, "The Anthology of Rap," recently published by Yale University Press, offers a look at the art form on its own terms: a collection of rap lyrics, offered up like lyric poetry, from the last twenty… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch Keynes vs. Hayek: Late Economists’ Hip-Hop Legacy As part of his continuing series Making Sense of financial news, Paul Solman has a unique look at the legacy of economist John Maynard Keynes, who first introduced the concept of government intervention in the economy, and his countertenor Friedrich… Continue watching
Aug 27 Jessye Norman, the Roots Team Up for Langston Hughes’ ‘Ask Your Mama’ Five years ago, Emmy Award-winning composer Laura Karpman stumbled across a copy of Hughes"Ask Your Mama." She was instantly struck by the power and potential of the piece, believing it cried out to be realized as a 21st century multimedia… Continue reading
Aug 26 Island Hopping As hip-hop has evolved into an established international culture and multi-billion-dollar industry far removed from its underground urban origins, some artists are bringing the genre back to its conscientious and groundbreaking roots. The Blue Scholars, a Seattle-based, Hawaiian-influenced duo, is… Continue reading