Hip Hop Events
April 1-7, 2024: Words Beats & Life Festival 2024
Words Beats & Life is hosting their yearly Remixing the Art of Social Change Festival in Washington, DC. It will be a week of concerts, events, and workshops.
April 5-7, 2024: Trinity International Hip Hop Festival
The 18th annual Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Workshops, panel discussions, breakdance battles, cyphers, and performances.
April 24, 2024: Annual Hip Hop Conference
11th Annual Hip Hop Conference 2024 at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt in Arcata, California
May 23-26: European Hip Hop Studies Network 7.0 Conference 2024: Droppin’ Science
The 2024 Hip Hop Studies conference will take place in Cork, Ireland.
May 2024: Hip Hop Youth Research & Activism Conference
Hip Hop Youth Research and Activism Conference at Rutgers University in New Jersey. The conference will feature workshops, performances, and presentations led by high school and college students.
October 7, 2024: Back To The City Festival
BTTC takes place every year in Johannesburg, South Africa.
October 11 & 12, 2024: Chattanooga Hip Hop Week
The next Chattanooga Hip Hop Week will take place in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Publications
Graffiti Scratched, Scrawled, Sprayed: Towards a Cross-Cultural Understanding edited by Ondřej Škrabal, Leah Mascia, Ann Lauren Osthof, and Malena Ratzke.
Global Hip Hop Studies (Journal): Special issue Hip Hop Atlas edited by Sina A. Nitzsche and Greg Schick.
The Griot Tradition as Remixed through Hip Hop: Straight Outta Africa by Frederick Gooding Jr
Freedom Moves: Hip Hop Knowledges, Pedagogies, and Futures edited by H. Samy Alim, Jeff Chang, & Casey Wong
Article Feature
“The world is watching Niger — its rappers want the world to listen” by Sarah Osei
RECENT ALBUM/EP RELEASES
February
- Modenine – Shiny Object Syndrome (Nigeria/UK)
- Holy Ten – Risky Life II (Zimbabwe)
- $tevoxcv – Nights in Gidi (Nigeria/London)
- London Jay – Igbo Bad Boy EP (Nigeria)
- Andy S – J’arrive comme EP (Ivory Coast)
- Booba – Ad Vitam Aeternam (France)
January
- Rhoma BTW & Skeng We$ – Btw N We$ (Nigeria)
- Ameen & MK – Top Boy$ (Nigeria)
- Jeriq & PsychoYP – Evil Twin EP (Nigeria)
- B-Threy – Muheto 2 Mushya (Rwanda)
- Abyusif – Nemshy Men Hena (Egypt)
- Abo El Anwar – (Egypt)
December
- Odartei & Dtm Nascar – 444/Rebellion (Ghana)
- Eastsidealien – Alien From the East EP (Nigeria)
- Buruklyn Boyz – Bboy Settingz (Kenya)
- Gstr Music – Upper Echelon (Kenya)
- Maandy – Dem Mauru EP (Kenya)
Previously Announced Album Releases
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