Islen Milien for NPR Code Switch From 'fight the power' to advertising for the power: hip-hop turns 50 August 9, 2023 • For hip-hop's not-official-but-kind-of-official 50th birthday, we dig into its many contradictions. From the legend of the South Bronx block party where hip-hop was born to the multi-billion-dollar global industry and tool for U.S. diplomacy it has become, America's relationship with hip-hop — and the people who make it — is complicated. From 'fight the power' to advertising for the power: hip-hop turns 50 Listen · 34:23 34:23 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1190798156/1199264483" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
From 'fight the power' to advertising for the power: hip-hop turns 50 Listen · 34:23 34:23 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1190798156/1199264483" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
