Vincent Johnson       Staff Writer My first hip-hop memory is of riding in the back of my pop’s Cadillac, listening to “So Fresh, So Clean,” by Outkast. The year was 1998: I was four years old and hip-hop radio had not yet devolved into the exhaustingly repetitive, regurgitation of soundscapes that it is today. It was a time when radio would play Mobb … Continue reading Memories of Hip-Hop

Vincent Johnson        Staff Writer Next week on Feb. 23 at 5 p.m., the UNCG student chapter of the NAACP will feature a panel discussion that will explore the meanings behind some of hip hop’s most important lyrics. As the second event of its time here at UNCG, the title of the event is “The Power of Hip-Hop Part 2.” Regina Da Silva, … Continue reading Previewing “The Power of Hip-Hop Part two”