Conferences
by @shakiem007 · Published May 26, 2013 · Updated January 29, 2015 This year’s fourth annual “Is Hip-Hop Histor” conference began with a reception for “Uncle” Ralph McDaniels to recognize his 30th anniversary of hosting the first hip-hop video program Video Music Box.The keynote speaker was professor Don C. Sawyer III of Quinnipiac University whose…
by @shakiem007 · Published May 26, 2013 · Updated November 16, 2016 This year’s fourth annual “Is Hip-Hop History” conference began with a reception for “Uncle” Ralph McDaniels to recognize his 30th anniversary of hosting the first hip-hop video program Video Music Box.The keynote speaker was professor Don C. Sawyer III of Quinnipiac University whose…
This was the 3rd annual Is Hip Hop History? Conference. organized by Warren Orange and Elena Romero of the Center for Worker Education, CCNY the theme was “The Battle“. The first day of the conference was a blast! Pete Rock, who gave the keynote address, talked about his love of music and how he began…
The second day of the Is Hip-Hop History? Conference featured a keynote address by Dax-Devlon Ross, Esq. who is also a poet and writer of fiction as well as non-fiction. He compared “the battle” between Nas and Jay-Z to creative conflicts between other complex African-American icons, such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X….