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.

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

That unique combination of DJ’ing and emceeing is widely credited as the baptismal moment of hip-hop. At the time, this was a musical culture without a name; “hip-hop” wouldn't become ...