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Critically-acclaimed hip-hop artist Dope Saint Jude performs at the Cape Town Jazz Festival, April 2017.

Planet Hip Hop: The World celebrates 50 years of hip-hop around the globe

Planet Hip Hop

Hip-hop turns 50 this summer, and its influence has been felt in all corners of the globe. From the streets of the Bronx to a revolution in Beirut, from anti-apartheid messages in Cape Town to graffiti in Cairo. Throughout the summer, we will be exploring Planet Hip Hop.

Dancers at the weekly Saturday night charme dance in Madureira

Hip-hop met Rio de Janeiro and never stepped back

Culture
Jace Clayton

Jace Clayton, aka DJ/rupture, explains ‘world music 2.0’

Music

Hijab Wearing Breakdancer Turns Heads in Morocco

Lifestyle & Belief

Hip Hop Born in the Parks

Iraqi-Canadian Hip-Hop Artist The Narcicyst

Arts, Culture & Media

For fans of hip-hop artist Yassin Alsalman, the Narcicyst tells the reality of being Arab, Muslim and Western in a post-September 11 world.

The World

Anasma Vuong

Arts, Culture & Media

Today’s Global Hit features a belly dancer. Her name is Anasma Vuong. She’s originally from Paris. Her father is Vietnamese and her mother from Tunisia. These days Anasma Vuong lives in New York. And she specializes in a fusion of belly dance and hip hop.

The World

Mount Rapmore

Arts, Culture & Media

Fair Game’s Matthew Perpetua offers his opinion on which rappers should be permanently enshrined in the mythical monument known as “Mount Rapmore.”