What Do They Mean When They Call Hip Hop “Alternative”?

Watch Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/show/fight-power-how-hip-hop-changed-world/

Watch Hip Hop & the Metaverse: https://youtu.be/Cs2azOCBF1M

We dive into the world of alternative Hip Hop and explore what it even means for Hip Hop to be called alternative. Our hosts, Arthur and Linda, take a deep dive into the history of the word alternative in music and how it relates to rap and r&b. Covering the journey of artists like The Pharcyde, Odd Future, and Missy Elliott.

To help us understand the concept of alternative Hip Hop, Arthur meets with Robeson “Taj” Frazier, PhD, host of Hip Hop and the Metaverse. Together, they discuss how Hip Hop is plural and how the term alternative has been used in the genre over the years.

In addition, Linda sits down with rising r&b star Jean Deaux to talk about the originality of her music and how she fits into the alternative Hip Hop landscape. Jean Deaux shares her unique perspective on the creative process and how she is carving out her own space in the music world.

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