Host Deanna Neal and Dr. Teisha Dupree-Wilson from Coppin State University explore hip-hop's role in African American culture and Baltimore.
The two discuss its historical roots, media evolution, and social impacts.
Dr. Dupree- Wilson focuses on hip hop's educational uses, its advocacy against police brutality, and its portrayal in 'Dark City Beneath the Beat'.
She emphasizes its significance as a means of expressing freedom and beauty.
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