In 50 years, rap transformed the English language, bringing the Black vernacular ... One emblematic use of linguistic transformation in hip-hop is the total inversion of a word’s meaning.

Every hip-hop fan knows the images: The Notorious B.I.G. rocking ... techno scene – was integral to understanding America, its language and its history, Tobak said. She grew up in a diverse ...

Every hip-hop fan knows the images: The Notorious B.I.G. rocking ... techno scene – was integral to understanding America, its language and its history, Tobak said. She grew up in a diverse ...

Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives, via Getty Images You start the poem ... So if anything, hip-hop made me; it gave me language. It allowed me to feel like the playing field was equalized.

It is centuries old, and hip-hop might help it survive ... last few decades has its effect on the language, as did gradual assimilation (Credit: Getty Images) The change of scenery coincided ...

Throughout the past decade, sign language interpretation has infiltrated hip-hop in a major way. Talented masters of American Sign Language have transformed their abilities to interpret rappers ...

"I used to call him the Black German" - How Dirk became the 'biggest hip-hop junkie' in the 2000s originally appeared on ...

(Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) On any list of philanthropic world hip-hop stars, you’re likely to find J. Cole’s name. Jermaine Cole was already deeply involved in his community before ...