Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Hip-Hops Origin Story Is One of Political Struggle, Creative Resistance

Hip-Hop’s Origin Story Is One of Political Struggle, Creative Resistance

By Cameron Newman November 6, 2020

Hip-hop was a niche genre only a few decades ago, but today hip-hop is the most popular form of music in the country and one of the most popular worldwide. By 2018, Drake, arguably the most popular rapper...

Women in Hip-Hop Navigate Objectification, Owning Their Sexual Power

Women in Hip-Hop Navigate Objectification, Owning Their Sexual Power

By Adriana Guzman and Gizem Bilen November 5, 2020

In 1973, 25 dollars and a mission to go back-to-school shopping pushed adolescent Cindy Campbell to host an event that would inadvertently lead to the genesis of hip-hop. Campbell planned and hosted...

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