The Baltimore Museum of Art recently paid homage to 50 years of hip-hop with an exhibition called The Culture: Hip-Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century. Let’s explore how a cultural expression of youth, hip-hop, went from the streets of New York to groundbreaking exhibits.:
It’s hard to believe that hip-hop reverberated on the scene half a century ago this month. My first recollection of hip-hop was boom boxes, breaking dancing, and DJs sampling and remixing. What’s yours?