Scholars trace the origin of hip-hop to a “back to school jam” that DJ Kool Herc threw in an apartment in the South Bronx in 1973. Today the music genre is one of the most popular in the U.S. In July ...

Brandon Kryeger is a music producer with a professional background in the educational field. In ancient Greece, beyond Plato’s well-known advocacy for music in education, there was an entire system of ...

There was a dance party on Wednesday at Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13. At least it sounded as if there was, as bass-heavy hip-hop music being played in one of the IU’s conference rooms ...

The beat was bumping and the rhymes they did flow as the Pickerington Public Library and Brian Holland teamed up June 21 for a summer program geared at fostering learning and good behavior through hip ...

The role of cultural relevance in education is an increasingly important aspect in the classroom. School performance will ultimately determine the future of a student. In the high-pressure, ...

Michael Doggett encourages students to respond questions with original verses. As millions of educators navigate the new normal of virtual learning and trying to keep students engaged amid the ...

NEW YORK -- A professor is fusing education and hip-hop in an effort to make learning fun for everyone. Dr. Christopher Emdin founded the nonprofit Hip Hop Ed about seven years ago. He says the genre ...

Nielsen Music has long been at the forefront of tracking musical success, and its annual reports make waves in the industry. The 2017 year-end review was especially significant, finding that rap had ...

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