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To the Beat, Y'all: A Cultural Prehistory of Rap and Hip-Hop

To the Beat, Y'all: A Cultural Prehistory of Rap and Hip-Hop In-Person

Hip-hop is the most popular musical genre on the face of the planet. Seven of last year's top ten albums were hip-hop; in fact, hip-hop accounted for more than a fourth of all music purchased in the United States last year. But how did a strange, underground genre which combined poetry and rhythm move from house parties in the Bronx of the 1970s to the world domination today? In this presentation, culture writer Arn McConnell takes a look at how America became ready for hip-hop. Find out how Muhammad Ali, violent slave rebellions, hillbillies, crayons, avant-garde jazz, minstrelsy, tap dancing, German new wave, vinyl records and Karlheinz Stockhausen all fit in to the prehistory of rap and hip-hop!

About the Presenter:

Craven Lovelace is the creator, writer and director of NOTES, a short-form podcast about the history of popular music.

In another life, Craven has been a television producer, actor, news reporter, courtroom artist, editor for MTV's Beavis and Butthead and an award-winning animator. With Todd Rutt, he co-directed the low-budget sclock masterpiece, Shock! Shock! Shock! (Rhino Home Video), which marked actor James Gandolfini's first film appearance.

He is a winner of several Colorado Broadcasters Awards and Colorado Press Association Awards.

Date:
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Time:
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Time Zone:
Mountain Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Central Library Mesa Room, Central Library Monument Room
Library:
Central Library
Categories:
  Adult  

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