Why Hip-Hop Needs to Be Taken Seriously in Academic Circles

For many years, socio-politically charged artists like Chuck D and KRS-One have delivered weighty lectures and seminars. Pioneers such as DJ Jazzy Jay have given talks on the missing histories of hip-hop, writes Adam De Paor-Evans for The Conversation Africa.

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