The Rhode Island Hip Hop Project is researching the history of hip hop culture and community in Rhode Island and the ways in which this history has shaped the current position of hip hop in the state at large.

Through first-person oral histories with pioneers of hip hop in Rhode Island, we will explore the ways in which residents of Rhode Island utilized the elements of hip hop to reinvent their surroundings through their art and lived experiences.

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