2023 celebrates the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip hop! All this week co-curators Elena Romero and Elizabeth Way join us to speak about their book and exhibition Fresh Fly Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style which is currently on view at The Museum at FIT through April 23, 2023.
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Romero, Elena and Elizabeth Way. Fresh Fly Fabu ... Show More
Jul 27
Finding Beauty, an Interview with Photographer Tony Vaccaro (Dressed Classic)
In this very special 2019 episode, we talked to the photographer Tony Vaccaro about his prolific seventy-plus year career photographing fashion, celebrity and World War. His subjects include Dovima, Verushka, Hubert de Givenchy, Pablo Picasso and Georgia O'Keefe. Learn more about ... Show More
40m 39s
Aug 2023
The Legends and Evolution of the Hip Hop Industry
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, and the genre has seen so many changes over time. Daily Show correspondent, Roy Wood Jr, dissects the history of old-school hip hop. Also, DJ D-Nice and Grammy-winning rapper, Nas, discuss their impact on hip hop and their feelings abou ... Show More
27m 25s
Jul 2023
IRL Take Aways: Celebrating 50 YRS of Women in Hip Hop at ESSENCE
<p>Join Angie and producer Brittany in this episode of #TakeAwaysIRL as they bring you behind the scenes of the electrifying IRL Experience event, "Celebrating 50 Years of Women in Hip Hop" at Essence Fest 2023. Five legendary female hip hop acts, including Mia x, Eve, Trina, Rem ... Show More
18m 1s
Dec 2023
A salute to hip-hop at 50
Hip-Hop celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. What started out in the South Bronx, became a best-selling, record-breaking, and globally influential art form.
But for a long time, the genre and its innovators were not only debated but often dismissed. We look back at 50 years ... Show More
30m 22s