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PreservingHipHop.org! Cornell’s Hip Hop Collection is a research archive of original artifacts, i

The Hip Hop Collection is part of Cornell Library’s Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections, our primary repository for rare books, manuscripts, photographs, archives, and more. The CHHC is located in Kroch Library on the central Cornell campus. More information is available here: https://rmc.library.cornell.edu/hiphop/

Please message us about scheduling a visit!

04/08/2026

FREE screening of the iconic first film about Hip Hop, WILD STYLE (now in 4K!) ... followed by a panel discussion with *legends*: director Charlie Ahearn, and lead actor Lee Quiñones.

DO NOT MISS. Friday, April 17th, 600pm-830pm.

Go to cinema.cornell.edu to reserve your ticket now!

02/20/2024

Join us Tuesday, February 27th 5pm-6:30pm for a talk by visiting dancer Jeremy "MAIN EVENT" Rodriguez. He will speak about his life, career as a professional dancer, and the dance discipline he specializes in, "Rocking," which is a precursor to Breaking that traces its beginnings to 1960s New York City. ALSO, be sure to check out his dance workshops—free, and open to all—on 2/16 and 2/18! (see 2nd slide)

Use the ParkMobile app to locate parking nearest us (B2 Kroch Library).

11/06/2023

THIS WEEK!!! If you can make it, make it 💪

10/26/2023

EVENT ALERT 🚀 We're pleased to bring you 2 Roundtable Discussions about and with 4 Legendary DJs celebrating 50 years of the Hip Hop DJ 💥 Join us for one or both next month! (in-person only)

08/11/2023

On this 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop Culture, we're extra proud to present a brand new mini-exhibition called "It's Just Begun: Celebrating 50 Years of the Hip Hop DJ." Come check it if you can 🤘 If you can't, we can Zooma-zoom-zoom-zoom by appointment.

It will be on display starting today 8/11/23 thru 3/1/24 — Mon-Fri 9am-5pm at B2 Kroch Library on the Cornell University campus. If you need parking, use the ParkMobile app to find available spaces.
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06/17/2021

We're HYPED about the new production at the , "The Realness," a love story set in 1996-1997 against the backdrop of the vs. eras, vs. beef, and the and tragedies. Know the ledge and join us on MONDAY 6/21 (7pm ET) for a special virtual panel about the glorious age of 1990's Hip Hop, featuring turntable god DJ Cut Chemist (formerly of the Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli), legendary photographer and author Ernie Paniccioli, the play's writer Idris Goodwin, and director Kyle Haden. The discussion will be led by our very own 🤘 This event is free and open to all. Register now at hangartheatre.org/hip (link also in bio).
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Sponsored by Shelley & Ron Cooper.

09/02/2020

Tune in on IG Live ( / ) this Thursday evening at 8pm for an up close and personal conversation with the one and only ERNIE PANICCIOLI, one of Hip Hop's most celebrated photographers, and author of the new book "Hip Hop at the End of the World: the Photography of Brother Ernie" (purchase at brotherernie.com). We recently digitized nearly 20,000 of his photographs and made them freely available on the web at bit.ly/erniepress. Go peep that. See you Thursday, party people 🤘❤️
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08/06/2020

A-YO, CUT THE MUSIC OFF! We have an ANNOUNCEMENT: the Ernie Paniccioli Digital Photo Archive is *NOW LIVE*!! 🤯🤯🤯 For those who don't know, Brother Ernie is one of the foremost photographers in Hip Hop's history, and his work captures our community as it grew and thrived throughout the 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, and on into the present. 📸📸📸 This digitized collection is a chunk of ~20,000 shots culled from his overall archive of 100,000+ images 🎞️🎞️🎞️. Read the press release here (contains the link to the collection): bit.ly/erniepress ... Do yourself a flavor and feast your eyes 👀👀👀 Happy researching, party people. And as always, SUUUPER SOUL SALUTE to the legendary Ernie Paniccioli Photographer
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07/08/2020

Lyrical contribution from DJ Proper Philth aka Shane Hoyt () for our Black history education via Rap lyrics crowdsourcing project: "Reagan" by Killer Mike () — 2012.
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Notes from Philth: "Killer Mike really lays it all out on this one. The Reagan administration tried to decimate Black and Brown communities by beefing up the war on drugs, mandatory minimum sentencing, and simultaneously advocating for the for-profit prison system. 'I'm glad Reagan's dead' -Killer Mike."
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Good lookin' out, Philth! 🤘🖤 Read more below to learn how to contribute a song, and view all the songs that have been submitted...
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(originally posted 6/19/20) HAPPY JUNETEENTH! On this day (as we should *every* day), let's take the opportunities all around us to enrich our knowledge about Black history. It was said recently by an influential individual that, "Black history is more than just Hip Hop." True... but as Hip Hop heads worldwide know, Rap lyrics have been a crucial avenue, and even entry point for learning about the history, struggles, and triumphs of the African Diaspora, particularly Black people in the United States.

In that spirit, we are launching an ongoing crowdsourcing project to create a robust list of songs containing Rap lyrics specifically about Black history and perspectives which can be used as a resource for education. Of course, we must bear in mind that Rap lyrics are poetic, not prosaic; they are artistic interpretations of historical facts, socio-political perspectives, etc. These songs should lead you to do more research!

We are asking YOU to contribute selections for this list. PLEASE VISIT bit.ly/rapblackhistory for the details. PEACE!
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07/01/2020

Lyrical contribution from the Cornell University Dean of Students, Vijay Pendakur () for our Black history education via Rap lyrics crowdsourcing project: "Behind Enemy Lines" by Dead Prez ( ) — 2000.
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Notes from Vijay: "When I heard 'Behind Enemy Lines' by Dead Prez, I was immediately struck by their ability to draw threads from the late 1960's to police violence and the prison industrial complex in my lifetime by rapping about the struggles of Fred Hampton's son. This song woke me to the multi-generational legacy of police surveillance in Black communities, as well as the idea that prison is not just a mechanism of punishment, but also a mechanism of containment and control."
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Good lookin' out, Vijay! 🤘🖤 Read more below to learn how to contribute a song, and view all the songs that have been submitted...
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(originally posted 6/19/20) HAPPY JUNETEENTH! On this day (as we should *every* day), let's take the opportunities all around us to enrich our knowledge about Black history. It was said recently by an influential individual that, "Black history is more than just Hip Hop." True... but as Hip Hop heads worldwide know, Rap lyrics have been a crucial avenue, and even entry point for learning about the history, struggles, and triumphs of the African Diaspora, particularly Black people in the United States.

In that spirit, we are launching an ongoing crowdsourcing project to create a robust list of songs containing Rap lyrics specifically about Black history and perspectives which can be used as a resource for education. Of course, we must bear in mind that Rap lyrics are poetic, not prosaic; they are artistic interpretations of historical facts, socio-political perspectives, etc. These songs should lead you to do more research!

We are asking YOU to contribute selections for this list. PLEASE VISIT bit.ly/rapblackhistory for the details. PEACE!
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06/26/2020

Lyrical contribution from emcee, Prophecy of the Native Hip Hop crew, Antithesis () for our Black history education via Rap lyrics crowdsourcing project: "Field N****" by Reason () — 2020.
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Prophecy's favorite line: "Harriet [Tubman] talked to me, said it would all be alright. Be back in a couple days, gather up all the slaves, left in a couple seconds so no attention was raised but why leave the place that I was raised? Field N****, that's all I know."
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Good lookin' out, Prophecy! 🤘🖤 Read more below to learn how to contribute a song, and view all the songs that have been submitted...
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(originally posted 6/19/20) HAPPY JUNETEENTH! On this day (as we should *every* day), let's take the opportunities all around us to enrich our knowledge about Black history. It was said recently by an influential individual that, "Black history is more than just Hip Hop." True... but as Hip Hop heads worldwide know, Rap lyrics have been a crucial avenue, and even entry point for learning about the history, struggles, and triumphs of the African Diaspora, particularly Black people in the United States.

In that spirit, we are launching an ongoing crowdsourcing project to create a robust list of songs containing Rap lyrics specifically about Black history and perspectives which can be used as a resource for education. Of course, we must bear in mind that Rap lyrics are poetic, not prosaic; they are artistic interpretations of historical facts, socio-political perspectives, etc. These songs should lead you to do more research!

We are asking YOU to contribute selections for this list. PLEASE VISIT bit.ly/rapblackhistory for the details. PEACE!
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