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HIP HOP AND PEABODY HIP HOP AND PEABODY. TRUST ME, ACTUALLY TRUST HIM. BALTIMORE HIP HOP ROYALTY PROFESSOR WENDELL PATRICK, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I NOT ONLY HAVE BELIEVED IN, YOU KNOW, SINCE I WAS A ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys. At this year’s awards, taking place on Feb. 2, hip-hop and house ...

For five decades, hip-hop has redefined the soundscape of American music and created a billion-dollar industry in its wake. Hip-hop as we know it has evolved way past its humble beginnings in the ...