Snoop Dogg, Lil Kim, and Yasiin Bey are a couple of of the Hip Hop artists Audible has tapped as much as create their very own sequence in honor of the tradition’s fiftieth anniversary.
Starting this summer time, a number of Hip Hop icons will host reveals on the audio storytelling platform. Along with the aforementioned names, additionally anticipated to seem are Public Enemy’s Chuck D and DJ Drama.
Kicking the sequence off on June 15 is West Coast Hip Hop pioneer Snoop Dogg’s present, Phrases + Music, the place the rapper will talk about his journey from Lengthy Seashore to the remainder of the world and his determination to pursue love and life over loss of life and destruction.
Following that, Kim will provide her personal Phrases + Music, the place she is going to describe how she grew to become an integral a part of Hip Hop’s evolution and an inspiration for feminine rappers. Yasiin Bey’s present, A Dynamic Profession in Communications, will discover the Black Star rapper’s Brooklyn roots, religion and spirituality, in addition to his artistic inspirations.
DJ Drama Presents: Gangsta Grillz, will discover the superproducer’s dynamic reign as a mixtape trade star, and have his occasional collaborators Lil Wayne and Tyler, The Creator.
Final however not least, on August 10, in the future earlier than Hip Hop’s birthday, Chuck D’s Can You Dig It? will take listeners again to when the style was solely in it’s infancy throughout the Nineteen Seventies within the South Bronx of New York.
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Moreover, as a part of Audible Originals, former XXL Editor-In-Chief Sheena Lester will narrate her novel, The Best Day, whereas writer and music journalist Clover Hope will narrate her e book, The Motherlode: 100+ Girls Who Made Hip Hop.
“Hip Hop has made an indelible mark on music and tradition since its inception — working the gamut from the emergence of DJs to innovation and inventive artistry in sampling, dance kinds, trend, audio know-how, and a lot extra,” stated Audible EVP and Head of U.S. Content material, Rachel Ghiazza in a current assertion.
“Audible is proud to have a good time such unbelievable cultural affect with this line-up of latest originals that each elevate and commemorate the 50-year historical past of this iconic style.”
