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Smithsonian opening a hip-hop exhibit
Recognize! Hip-Hop and Contemporary Portraiture
Since its inception in the 1970s, hip hop has been arguably the most influential and popular musical form in America. Its popularity extends beyond the urban centers of its inception and pervades youth culture throughout the world. Images of hip hop stars are as pervasive as the music itself, and the National Portrait Gallery is featuring the work of artists who have explored this phenomenon.February 8 through October 26, 2008, Washington DC
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Posted on January 18, 2008 1:28 AM
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"Since its inception in the 1970s, hip hop has been arguably the most influential and popular musical form in America."
They say that like it's a *good* thing.
Posted by Anonymous | January 18, 2008 8:42 AM
it is.
Posted by Anonymous | January 18, 2008 9:19 AM
Yo! Rap Sucks!
Posted by Anonymous | January 18, 2008 10:34 AM
In fifty years hip hop will be recognized as an art form along the lines of jazz. The parallels are striking. All the crap people say about hip hop was said about jazz a hundred years ago.
Kid Koala is our Miles Davis.
Posted by Anonymous | January 18, 2008 11:38 AM
*rolling in my grave*
Posted by miles davis | January 18, 2008 11:46 AM
100 years later, jazz still sucks.
Posted by anonymous | January 18, 2008 1:43 PM
No, it won't. It will be recognized as a shitty novelty genre that over stayed its welcome, like disco, but without musicians.
Posted by Anonymous | January 18, 2008 3:11 PM