Dr. Nicole Hodges Persley is Associate Professor of American Studies and African American Studies who specializes in areas of Hip-Hop Studies, Acting and Directing, and African American performance in theater, film, and television. An artist-scholar, Hodges Persley creates intentional bridges between the entertainment industry and academia. She is the author of Sampling and Remixing Blackness in Hip Hop Performance, and co-author of Breaking It Down: Auditioning for Artists of the Global Majority.

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• IntroductionTrack 1- The Precursors to Hip-Hop: 1970s Track 2- Rocksteady: Old School Hip-Hop-1980s to 1990s Track 3- 1990s 2000’s- It’s the New School: Authenticity Debates and Cross-Over Hits Track 4- Will the ‘Real’ Hip-Hop Please Stand up 2000s- 2020s? Track 5- I Am Hip-Hop Track 6- Liner Notes, Conclusion.

Dr. Nicole Hodges Persley is Associate Professor of American Studies and African American Studies who specializes in areas of Hip-Hop Studies, Acting and Directing, and African American performance in theater, film, and television. An artist-scholar, Hodges Persley creates intentional bridges between the entertainment industry and academia. She is the author of Sampling and Remixing Blackness in Hip Hop Performance, and co-author of Breaking It Down: Auditioning for Artists of the Global Majority.

Packed with information.

• IntroductionTrack 1- The Precursors to Hip-Hop: 1970s Track 2- Rocksteady: Old School Hip-Hop-1980s to 1990s Track 3- 1990s 2000’s- It’s the New School: Authenticity Debates and Cross-Over Hits Track 4- Will the ‘Real’ Hip-Hop Please Stand up 2000s- 2020s? Track 5- I Am Hip-Hop Track 6- Liner Notes, Conclusion.

Dr. Nicole Hodges Persley is Associate Professor of American Studies and African American Studies who specializes in areas of Hip-Hop Studies, Acting and Directing, and African American performance in theater, film, and television. An artist-scholar, Hodges Persley creates intentional bridges between the entertainment industry and academia. She is the author of Sampling and Remixing Blackness in Hip Hop Performance, and co-author of Breaking It Down: Auditioning for Artists of the Global Majority.

Packed with information.

• IntroductionTrack 1- The Precursors to Hip-Hop: 1970s Track 2- Rocksteady: Old School Hip-Hop-1980s to 1990s Track 3- 1990s 2000’s- It’s the New School: Authenticity Debates and Cross-Over Hits Track 4- Will the ‘Real’ Hip-Hop Please Stand up 2000s- 2020s? Track 5- I Am Hip-Hop Track 6- Liner Notes, Conclusion.