Professor Samy Alim: ‘Planet Hip Hop’: The music will always be the voice of the people

This summer, “Planet Hip Hop” took listeners around the world for a series of stories and conversations about hip-hop.

From India to Korea, Ecuador to Senegal, we heard from rappers, artists, activists and scholars about how a sound born out of the South Bronx in New York 50 years ago traveled far and wide and influenced new generations of hip-hop voices.

To wrap up “Planet Hip Hop,” H. Samy Alim returns to talk with host Marco Werman about current questions in hip-hop and also — its future.

Alim is an anthropology professor and the director of the Hip Hop Initiative at UCLA. He is also co-editor of the book, “Freedom Moves: Hip Hop Knowledges, Pedagogies, and Futures.”

 

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