For our first round of story-collecting, we focused on pioneers who used their past in hip hop as the foundation for their current lifestyle and wanted to share their stories with us. We know there are countless others who were also a part of Rhode Island’s vibrant hip hop history.
Click on a box below to see the people and spaces that have defined Rhode Island hip hop over time. To go more in depth on a particular story, click on a picture or name.
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Making History
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.
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