Dan Charnas, Associate Arts Professor at New York University, suggests that hip-hop is crucial in overall education. What hip-hop artists have been expressing about race, violence, economic class and beyond for the past 50 years is used as a powerful education tool in the present.
From dancing and rhyming in K-12 classrooms to university-level classes and archives, artist-centric studies and fellowships, the use of hip-hop in education has evolved significantly over the decades. Despite the mainstream forces that long sidelined hip-hop its rightful impact for decades, what began as a cultural expression now has significantly impacted business, music and culture on a global scale.īeginning in the 1990s, hip-hop music and culture emerged as a key pedagogical tool in education at all levels. In its 50th year, hip-hop is in a remarkable place of leadership.
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