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AActivism SEE African Hip Hop; Afrika Bambaataa;Anti-Apartheid Movement in Hip Hop; Combs, Sean;Common; Conscious Hip Hop; Entrepreneurialism;Five Percent Nation; Feminism and Hip Hop; Hip HopStudies; Hip Hop Summits; KRS-One; MassIncarceration; Nine Elements of Hip Hop; Posse Cut;Simmons, Russell; Stop the Violence Movement

Adidas SEE Fashion; Rap as Marketing, Advertising, andBranding; Sneakers

Advertising and Marketing SEE Rap as Marketing,Advertising, and Branding

Aerosol Art SEE GraffitiAfrican Hip HopAfricentricism SEE Afrofuturism; Conscious Hip Hop;The Low End Theory; Universal Zulu Nation

Afrika BambaataaAfrofuturismAKAs SEE NamesAll Eyez on MeAlter Egos SEE NamesAlternative RapAnswer Records SEE Collectives; The Roxanne WarsAnti-Apartheid Movement in Hip HopAsian Hip HopAtlanta SEE Dungeon Family; Outkast; The South;Trap Music

AuthenticityAuto-Tune

BB-Boy, B-GirlBackpack

BackspinBad Boy RecordsBattle, BattlingThe Bay AreaBeastie BoysBeat MakersBeat Street SEE FilmBeatboxingBeefBilingual Rap SEE Spanglish RapBlack Nationalism SEE Conscious Hip Hop; Five PercentNation; Nation of Islam

BlaxploitationBlingBoogie Down Productions SEE Beef; Criminal Minded;KRS-One

Boom BapBoom BoxBounceThe BoxBreakbeat DJing SEE DJingBreakdancingBronx River Community CenterBusiness Models SEE EntrepreneurialismBusta Rhymes

CCampbell, Luther “Luke”Capitalism and Hip Hop SEE EntrepreneurialismCartoons SEE ComicsCash Money RecordsCensorship SEE Asian Hip Hop; Culture Wars; MiddleEastern Hip Hop; N.W.A

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Chap HopChicago SEE Common; Drill Rap; The MidwestChristian RapThe ChronicChuck D“Close the Crackhouse” SEE Drugs and Hip Hop;Posse Cut

The Cold Crush BrothersCollectivesCombs, SeanComicsCommercial Hip HopCommonConscious Hip HopConzo, Joe, Jr. SEE PhotographyCrate Digging SEE Beat MakersCrewCribsCriminal MindedCrossfaderCrunk, CrunkingCulture WarsCypher

DDapper DanDe La Soul SEE Golden Age of Hip Hop; Native TonguesDeath Row RecordsDefDef Jam RecordingsDirty South SEE The SouthDisco FeverDJ Kool HercDJingThe DozensDr. DreDrill RapDrugs and Hip HopDungeon Family

EEarly Hip Hop VenuesEast Coast Rap SEE Afrika Bambaataa; Bad Boy Records;Beef; Combs, Sean; DJ Kool Herc; Grandmaster Flash;Nas; The Notorious B.I.G.; Run-D.M.C.; A TribeCalled Quest; Wu-Tang Clan

East Coast–West Coast Wars SEE Beef; Collectives;Combs, Sean; The Notorious B.I.G.

Education SEE Hip Hop–Based Education Movement;Hip Hop Studies; Rap as Poetry

8 Mile SEE Eminem; Film808 Drum MachineElectoral Politics SEE Combs, Sean; The SouthElectro-HopElliott, Missy

Emceeing SEE MCingEminemEntrepreneurialismEric B. and RakimEuropean Hip HopExperimental Hip Hop

FFab 5 FreddyThe Fantastic FiveFashionFeminism and Hip Hop1520 Sedgwick Avenue“Fight the Power”FilmFive Percent NationFlowFlyFly GirlFoxy BrownFreakFreestyleFresh“F*ck tha Police” SEE Mass Incarceration; N.W.A

GG-Funk SEE The Chronic; Gangsta Rap; Los Angeles (So Cal)Gangsta RapGhetto Blaster SEE Boom BoxGo-Go MusicGold Chains SEE BlingGolden Age of Hip HopGoodie Mob SEE Dungeon FamilyGraffitiGrandmaster FlashGrillz SEE Bling

HHardcore RapHip Hop–Based Education MovementHip Hop StudiesHip Hop SummitsHip HouseHoe Avenue Peace MeetingHomo Hop SEE Queer Hip HopHomophobia in Hip HopHoodies SEE FashionHorrorcoreHot 97Hype Man

IIce CubeIce-TImprint Labels SEE Entrepreneurialism

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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackIzzle

JJAY-ZJewelry SEE BlingJimmy HatJuice Crew

KKangol SEE FashionKid Rappers“King Tim III (Personality Jock)”Korean Hip HopKris Kross SEE Kid RappersKRS-OneKrush Groove SEE Film; Simmons, RussellKung Fu SEE Martial Arts

LLady BLatin American Hip HopLil’ KimLil WayneLiteratureLockingLos Angeles (So Cal)The Low End Theory

MThe Marshall Mathers LPMartial ArtsMash-upMass IncarcerationMaster PMCingMercedes LadiesMiamiMiddle Eastern Hip HopThe MidwestThe Miseducation of Lauryn HillMisogyny in RapMixerMixtapeMonikers SEE NamesMr. Magic’s Rap Attack

NName Belt Buckles SEE FashionNamesNasNation of IslamNative TonguesNerdcoreNew Jack SwingNew School

New York CityN*ggaNine Elements of Hip Hop1989 Grammy BoycottNo Limit RecordsThe NortheastThe Notorious B.I.G.Novelty Rap SongsN.W.A

OOld SchoolOrganized KonfusionOutkast

PThe Pacific NorthwestPaniccioli, Ernie SEE PhotographyPaul’s BoutiquePayola“Personality Jock” SEE “King Tim III (Personality Jock)”Philadelphia SEE Lady B; The Northeast; “P.S.K.(What Does It Mean?)”

PhotographyPimp My RidePoetry SEE Hip Hop Summits; Literature; Proto-Rap;Rap as Poetry; Signifying

Police Songs SEE Mass IncarcerationPolice Surveillance of Hip Hop SEE Mass IncarcerationPolitical Hip Hop SEE Conscious Hip HopPoppingPosse CutPrint MediaPrison Industrial Complex SEE Mass IncarcerationProducers SEE Beat MakersProto-Rap“P.S.K. (What Does It Mean?)”Public Enemy

QQueen LatifahQueer Hip Hop

RRadio SEE Hot 97; Lady B; Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack;Payola; The Stretch and Bobbito Radio Show

RapRap as Marketing, Advertising, and BrandingRap as PoetryRap Lyrics as Criminal Evidence SEE Culture Wars; MassIncarceration

Rap MetalRap Pages SEE Print Media“Rapper’s Delight”Rapping SEE MCing

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Raptivism SEE African Hip Hop; Afrika Bambaataa;Anti-Apartheid Movement in Hip Hop; Combs, Sean;Common; Conscious Hip Hop; Entrepreneurialism; FivePercent Nation; Feminism and Hip Hop; Hip HopStudies; Hip Hop Summits; KRS-One; MassIncarceration; Nine Elements of Hip Hop; Posse Cut;Simmons, Russell; Stop the Violence Movement

Reality ShowsRecording Contracts SEE EntrepreneurialismReggaetonRemixRobinson, SylviaRock Steady CrewThe Roxanne WarsRun-D.M.C.Run-D.M.C.

SSamplingScarfaceScratchingSenate Hearings SEE Culture WarsThe SequenceSignifyingSimmons, RussellSister Souljah SEE LiteratureSisters in the Name of RapSlang SEE VernacularSneakersSnoop DoggThe Source SEE Print MediaThe SouthSpanglish RapStetsasonicStop the Violence MovementStraight Outta ComptonStreet Fashion SEE Bling; Fashion; SneakersStreet Lit SEE Hip Hop Studies; Literature; Rap asPoetry

The Stretch and Bobbito Radio ShowStyle WarsSugarhill Gang SEE MCing; “Rapper’s Delight”;Robinson, Sylvia

“The Symphony” SEE Posse Cut

TTag/Tagging SEE Graffiti

Television SEE The Box; Cribs; Pimp My Ride; RealityShows; Sisters in the Name of Rap; Style Wars; VideoMusic Box; Yo! MTV Raps

Temple of Hip Hop SEE KRS-OneTheaterT.I. SEE Trap MusicTrap MusicA Tribe Called QuestTucker, C. Delores SEE Culture WarsTurntablism SEE DJing2 Live Crew SEE Campbell, Luther “Luke”; Miami2Pac

UUltramagnetic MCsUnderground MusicUniversal Zulu Nation

VVanilla Ice SEE Authenticity; White RappersVenues SEE Bronx River Community Center; DiscoFever; Early Hip Hop Venues; 1520 SedgwickAvenue

VernacularVibe SEE Print MediaVideo Games (and Soundtracks)Video Jukebox Network SEE The BoxVideo Music BoxVote or Die! SEE Combs, Sean

WXYZ“We’re All in the Same Gang” SEE Posse Cut; Stop theViolence Movement

West, KanyeWest Coast Rap SEE The Bay Area; Beef; Death RowRecords; Dr. Dre; Gangsta Rap; Ice Cube; Los Angeles(So Cal); N.W.A; 2Pac

White RappersWild StyleWilliams, HypeWord Up! SEE Print MediaWorld Hip Hop SEE African Hip Hop; Asian Hip Hop;European Hip Hop; Korean Hip Hop; Latin AmericanHip Hop; Middle Eastern Hip Hop

WQHT-FM SEE Hot 97Wu-Tang ClanYo! MTV Raps

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