#HipHopEd Archive

#HipHopEd Chat is a weekly cyber cypher (chat) where stakeholders within Hip-Hop and Education come together to discuss issues that impact the youth and adults within our local, national and global communities. #HipHopEd Chat is a virtual form of professional development for Educators, workshop for Parents and other Adults and a brainstorming session of Hip-Hop practitioners. Our #HipHopEd chats are every Tuesday from 9-10 EST. on Twitter.

Tuesday July 10, 2018
9:00 PM EDT

  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:01 PM EDT
    Share your resources, playlists, articles, thoughts and insights from Hip-Hop 1988 which many say was the center of Hip-Hop's golden age so what say you #HipHopEd
  • knowKMD Jul 10 @ 9:02 PM EDT
    I was in Westport, CT - trying to wrap my head around Run DMC and the Beastie Boys. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • gstew2 Jul 10 @ 9:03 PM EDT
    Something how this topic came up on the same day I finished The New Jim Crow. #HipHopEd
  • gstew2 Jul 10 @ 9:04 PM EDT
    1988 I was 7 year old kid growing up in rural Mississippi. #HipHopEd
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:04 PM EDT
    In 1988 we had Salt-N-Pepa, @IAMQUEENLATIFAH and @mclyte all dropping gems that got major spins #HipHopEd
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:05 PM EDT
    In 1988 I turned 20 years old and completed my second year at @HowardU #HipHopEd It was my last summer in Brooklyn NY
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:06 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd
  • knowKMD Jul 10 @ 9:06 PM EDT
    I was in 8th grade. #HipHopEd
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:07 PM EDT
    I loved Hip-Hop in 1988 and I love it more listening to it now 30 years later #hiphoped
  • Effectivelyme Jul 10 @ 9:09 PM EDT
    Hip hop was in a story telling state, it was positive it was peeping the real from the fake. It was full of classics. I was 12 it was then that I fell in love making mixtapes hip hop! House parties were LIT! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • mnemognose Jul 10 @ 9:10 PM EDT
    I was a 17-year-old white girl in very segregated Mississippi; I had a little exposure to hip-hop music that didn't make it to Top 40. No way to make up for that lost time, but trying to fill in some gaps. #HipHopEd
    • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 8:59 PM EDT
      Welcome 2 #HipHopEd tonight we begin our Hip-Hop on the 8's series with all things Hip-Hop in the year 1988. Where was Hip-Hop and where were you 30 years ago?
  • KenaWorthy Jul 10 @ 9:10 PM EDT
    In 1988 I was 13 years old and Hip Hop was blessing us with Slick RIck, Eric B & Rakim, NWA, Big Daddy Kane and more! #HipHopEd
  • TheRealHipHopEd Jul 10 @ 9:10 PM EDT
    We didn’t know the full impact that 1988 would have but looking back, 1998 gave us “It Takes A Nation if Millions” by @PublicEnemyFTP and “Straight Outta Compton” by NWA! Rebellion in differing narratives #HipHopEd
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:10 PM EDT
    1988 to 2018. Hip-hop still gives us a wide range of experiences. Party, political & pop was and is still here #HipHopEd
  • HRHGloriaSantos Jul 10 @ 9:11 PM EDT
    I was 7 years old. 1988 was the year Selena Quintanilla left Los Dinos and became a solo artist. It may not be relevant to HH, but it is relevant to the internationalization and crossing over of music. #HipHopEd https://t.co/OcodcPaqGT
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • NealPaulSchick Jul 10 @ 9:12 PM EDT
    Tonight, I will happily soak up the knowledge and memories from this chat primarily as an observer. I was just hot off the presses in late 1988 so I look forward to hearing from everyone else in our great #HipHopEd family!
  • Effectivelyme Jul 10 @ 9:12 PM EDT
    Children’s Story and Boyz-N-the-hood were two of my favorites! One for the fun and anticipation of what would happen next and the other for the hard core gangster rap. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:12 PM EDT
    Was still a child in 1988 but I remember @bigdaddykane saying "... its 88 time to set is straight" and feeling like this was a special year #HipHopEd
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:12 PM EDT
    In 1988 dreams of life changing financial success was becoming a reality for more artists. It was turning point where commercially the music began to expand #hiphoped
  • JemaineWallace Jul 10 @ 9:13 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd
    • NAACP Jul 10 @ 7:22 PM EDT
      The hip-hop community has been active in social justice since its inception. This year, we are excited to present the NAACP Hip Hop Social Justice Summit as part of our annual convention in San Antonio, TX. #NAACPConvention
  • norarahimian Jul 10 @ 9:13 PM EDT
    In 1988: i was 3 years old and adjusting to life in the US as a refugee. I didn't even know hip hop existed but i was already in love with Michael Jackson. #hiphoped
  • chriscspeaks Jul 10 @ 9:13 PM EDT
    Music is like a time capsule. It captures facts, trends, memories, and culture. 88 was a dope time time capsule #HipHopEd
  • bstylesboston Jul 10 @ 9:13 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd In 1988 I was 19 years old a sophomore in college listening to KRS ONE, Big Daddy Kane, Eric B and Rakim, Public Enemy.
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:14 PM EDT
    In 1988 we witnessed the epic BDP and Red Alert Massive going back and forth with the Juice Crew and Marley Marl #HipHopEd
  • HipHopAdvocacy Jul 10 @ 9:15 PM EDT
    COMING UP - Hip-hop x education x civics = @mannyfaces' talk with the incredible, inspirational @BLoveSoulPower on "Hip-Hop Can Save America" - 10pm EST on @BondfireRadio.com or the TuneIn app. #hiphopadvocacy #hiphoped
  • Effectivelyme Jul 10 @ 9:15 PM EDT
    Let’s not forget Parents just don’t understand. Will has stayed true to his art. Love his approach to hip hop was fun and entertaining. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:15 PM EDT
    Never create a division between the old & new school. It separates elders from the youth. Draw connections instead. 1988 to 2018. Still Hip-hop #HipHopEd
  • mathsmarti Jul 10 @ 9:16 PM EDT
    I was 8 in 1988 & hip-hop was not in rotation at my house, my parents listened to 70s and 80s rock and country music. So I'm catching up! #HipHopEd
  • mnemognose Jul 10 @ 9:16 PM EDT
    Ooh thanks for the tip! And for giving me 45 minutes to try to figure out how to listen to it live :) #HipHopEd
    In reply to @HipHopAdvocacy, @MannyFaces, @BLoveSoulPower, @BondfireRadio
  • HRHGloriaSantos Jul 10 @ 9:16 PM EDT
    I was also in love with MJ when I was three years old (1984 for me)! And it was pretty much the closest to hip hop we could get in Mexico. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @norarahimian
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:17 PM EDT
    @bigdaddykane "Ain't No Half Steppin" was one of the greatest self-esteem building songs for me as I was becoming an adult in 1988. This was one of the first songs I practiced so I could recite the lines like Kane #HipHopEd
  • bstylesboston Jul 10 @ 9:17 PM EDT
    Dope music that made you think. Actually, made you do research to find out what some brothers were talking about. Definitely developed more consciousness during that period. #HipHopEd
  • HipHop_High Jul 10 @ 9:17 PM EDT
    Even tho it was created in 87 we gotta show love to the first rap song to win a Grammy "Parents just don't understand" by @djjazzyjeff215 and the Fresh Prince. #HipHopEd
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:17 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd
    • chriscspeaks Jul 10 @ 9:16 PM EDT
      My knowledge of hip hop in 88 is from a perspective of distance and reverence. I was 6 in 88, but I know dont believe the hype and strictly business by heart#HipHopEd
  • gstew2 Jul 10 @ 9:17 PM EDT
    1988 was the year before the Regan era ended. Regan left his mark. Our kids today are still feeling the effects of his War on Drugs. #MassIncarceration #HipHopEd
  • DrTimony Jul 10 @ 9:18 PM EDT
    1978 We were digging some killing crossover from R&B into #hiphoped. Parliament, Chic, and the Commodores we’re pushing us out of Disco and Rock towards something more expressive. Partying with the music, not because of the music.
  • TheRealHipHopEd Jul 10 @ 9:18 PM EDT
    #NowPlaying the playlist "Steve Stoute's 1988 Raps" on @TIDAL #HipHopEd This Playlist has 88 songs for 88
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:19 PM EDT
    Yes but what were you rocking to in 1988 #HipHopEd
    • DrTimony Jul 10 @ 9:18 PM EDT
      1978 We were digging some killing crossover from R&B into #hiphoped. Parliament, Chic, and the Commodores we’re pushing us out of Disco and Rock towards something more expressive. Partying with the music, not because of the music.
  • HRHGloriaSantos Jul 10 @ 9:19 PM EDT
    Were Selena & Los Dinos the first to use a hip hop beat in a Texano music album? "Always Mine" in the "Dulce amor" album: https://t.co/uNUnCQRGdS #HipHopEd 1988
  • NealPaulSchick Jul 10 @ 9:19 PM EDT
    This is critical when teaching our youth. If ss initially aren’t interested in older artists, drawing parallels to current mainstream artists always piques their interest to learn more, and making connections positively challenges our critical thinking abilities as ts! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @chrisemdin
  • DrTimony Jul 10 @ 9:20 PM EDT
    1988 was a great year for #hiphoped and punk. Messages of @MrChuckD @FINALLEVEL @dischordrecords were changing minds
  • ELAFletch Jul 10 @ 9:20 PM EDT
    In 1988, I was 10 and knew all the words to You Be Illin’. #HipHopEd
  • tmayhueSEL Jul 10 @ 9:20 PM EDT
    I do this through identifying a loved song sampled in current music, which creates a jumping off point with students. They love the 'wisdom' of the original song. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @chrisemdin
  • norarahimian Jul 10 @ 9:20 PM EDT
    He's a pretty good building block! I listen to stuff now and realize how many Michael samples hip hop uses. #hiphoped https://t.co/LxPm143xsM
    • HRHGloriaSantos Jul 10 @ 9:16 PM EDT
      I was also in love with MJ when I was three years old (1984 for me)! And it was pretty much the closest to hip hop we could get in Mexico. #HipHopEd
      In reply to @norarahimian
  • accordin2jo Jul 10 @ 9:21 PM EDT
    In ‘88 I was in my second year @MorganStateU in the marching band performing HipHop 🎶🎶🎶 for our halftime shows and stand battles #HipHopEd
  • Mr_ColinJames Jul 10 @ 9:21 PM EDT
    2018 is continuing the recent revival of music videos = VOICE. It took a backseat for a while, but I think artists are adapting to our sensationalist/imagery-driven world. From The Carters to Childish Gambino, we’re seeing a new wave of powerful visual literacy! #HipHopEd
  • chriscspeaks Jul 10 @ 9:21 PM EDT
    Now that I think about it, that entire PE album is a case study in group dynamics, community/nation building, and the power of knowledge of self realized #HipHopEd
  • carmelhealth Jul 10 @ 9:21 PM EDT
    1988 was the Jungle Brothers and Stetsasonic for me #hiphoped PE and NWA were a little too angry for me as an 18 year old.
  • TheRealHipHopEd Jul 10 @ 9:21 PM EDT
    We are doing Hip-Hop on the 8’s so that we can establish patterns, build bridges and enjoy listening and discussing 30 years of great music #HipHopEd
  • HipHop_High Jul 10 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    I was just born but Hip-Hop was maturing so fast that songs like @therulernyc " Mona Lisa" were still getting spins in the 90's #HipHopEd #hiphophigh
  • gstew2 Jul 10 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    Public Enemy's Night of the Living Baseheads was felt down in rural Mississippi too. Crack didn't miss the small towns. #HipHopEd
  • MrDoggettRMS Jul 10 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    In 1988, I was 7. It wasn't until 2 years later that I had my breakthrough hip hop moment when my general music teacher Mrs. Leake let me bring my @MCHammer tape in to class. Dancing to U Can't Touch This that day is one of the only things I remember about ES. #HipHopEd
  • DocChrisWright Jul 10 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    This album had one the most slept on tracks of all-time... #BrandNewFunk #HipHopEd The interplay between Will & Jazzy still stands the test of time.
    In reply to @Effectivelyme, @tdj6899
  • bstylesboston Jul 10 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    Things started to shift from the look at me type lyrics to listen to to me and learn. #HipHopEd
  • NatalieCrue Jul 10 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd was still a tot, but I remember my dad dropping off at school. He was a DJ and collected records/music so we'd listen to all the new jams from across the U.S. be4 most ppl. Meanwhile, Gangsta rap was finding its ground in Northern Cali and SoCal..
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince released Parents Just Don't Understand in 1988. Will Smith recorded a vid supporting his sons rap career in 2018 #HipHopEd #Growth
  • KenaWorthy Jul 10 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    My husband and I did a Rap and Religion study with some youth from our former church. It's powerful to use music to make connections for children. #HipHopEd
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:23 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd welcome to the chat family and include the hash tag in your tweets
    • KennBo_ Jul 10 @ 9:21 PM EDT
      During my run last my playlist was 80s rap. To me the artform was compelling! It made you dance, it was about turntables, freestyling, rap battles, and discussed more political situations! I think about KRS-One (BDP) who was like the professor of rap!
      In reply to @tdj6899
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:23 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd
    • DocChrisWright Jul 10 @ 9:22 PM EDT
      This album had one the most slept on tracks of all-time... #BrandNewFunk #HipHopEd The interplay between Will & Jazzy still stands the test of time.
      In reply to @Effectivelyme, @tdj6899
  • mnemognose Jul 10 @ 9:24 PM EDT
    What part are you from, @gstew2 (guessing you don't mean Jackson as rural) ? I'm from the coast (gulfport), went to school at MS State. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @gstew2, @gstew2
  • rbrookens42 Jul 10 @ 9:24 PM EDT
    Teaching Mass Incarceration and the 13th amendment? Use Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos - Ss appreciate the storytelling, visuals and aggressive production https://t.co/jueUv2s3vr #hiphoped #1988
  • DrTimony Jul 10 @ 9:24 PM EDT
    @PublicEnemyFTP, @THEKINGDMC, @BizMarkie, @EricBandRakim had friends into other records I tried to get into but couldn’t. #hiphoped
  • bstylesboston Jul 10 @ 9:24 PM EDT
    Hip hop is social commentary straight up, no chaser. #HipHopEd
  • NatalieCrue Jul 10 @ 9:24 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd Hip Hop was also starting to sprout up elsewhere in places like Brazil (rap nacional) and the UK (altho that DEFINITELY predates the late 80s), + hitting its first peak in 92-93. https://t.co/rkHGzy0Tlf
  • chriscspeaks Jul 10 @ 9:25 PM EDT
    Rakim's microphone fiend solidified his spot in my top 5 doa. #HipHopEd
  • carmelhealth Jul 10 @ 9:25 PM EDT
    My 1988 jam. Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz (Official Music Video) https://t.co/yeFAB1Q7VH #HipHopEd
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:25 PM EDT
    The variety of messages and messengers that were prominent in 1988 is something that is very inspirational. The variety is there today but you may have to look for it #HipHopEd
  • norarahimian Jul 10 @ 9:25 PM EDT
    He's a pretty good building block! I listen to stuff now and realize how many of his samples hip hop uses. #hiphoped
    In reply to @HRHGloriaSantos
  • KennBo_ Jul 10 @ 9:25 PM EDT
    Will do! I dig these #HipHopEd chats!
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:26 PM EDT
    There was crack in 1988. It decimated the hood & youth were criminalized. There is meth is 2018. It is decimating suburbia. Their youth are being supported through their health crisis #HipHopEd
  • HipHop_High Jul 10 @ 9:27 PM EDT
    Can we give a round of applause to @TooShort because in 88 he was on his 2nd album and 30 years later he's still making quality music. #bayarea #HipHopEd #hiphophigh
  • knowKMD Jul 10 @ 9:27 PM EDT
    That sounds amazing...! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @KenaWorthy
  • ayyolevi_ Jul 10 @ 9:27 PM EDT
    Born in 88, but I appreciate Slick Rick’s humor, detail and storytelling in “Children’s Story.” #HipHopEd
  • gstew2 Jul 10 @ 9:27 PM EDT
    "Yo Please stop cause I want y'all to live." #IceT #Colors #HipHopEd
  • accordin2jo Jul 10 @ 9:28 PM EDT
    #hiphoped resource 🎶🎤🎧 https://t.co/aAiLNpr0FU
  • ELAFletch Jul 10 @ 9:28 PM EDT
    Gettin It is still one of my favorite albums. Dude is legend. #hiphoped
    In reply to @HipHop_High, @TooShort
  • DrTimony Jul 10 @ 9:29 PM EDT
    I was listening to #hiphoped and punk. Some other death metal. And playing in a progressive metal band. Ah, those were the days.
  • HRHGloriaSantos Jul 10 @ 9:29 PM EDT
    1988 was also the year of El General's "Tu Pum Pum". I am sorry. Hip Hop did not exist in my hood but early reggaeton did. https://t.co/14OXpZFRnR #HipHopEd
  • bstylesboston Jul 10 @ 9:29 PM EDT
    De La Soul opened the door for kids I. The hood to be themselves. #HipHopEd
  • chriscspeaks Jul 10 @ 9:30 PM EDT
    The cultural themes in the music from 88 is nearly synonymous with the themes in music in 2018. This is a great lesson on how history repeats itself #HipHopEd
  • DrTimony Jul 10 @ 9:30 PM EDT
    Some cats I knew were waaaayyyy into Cash Money and every girl I knew was listening to Rob Base. #hiphoped
  • NatalieCrue Jul 10 @ 9:31 PM EDT
    Yaaassss!! and still going & innovating! #HipHopEd #BayAreasFinest
  • knowKMD Jul 10 @ 9:31 PM EDT
    I just bumped into "The Grind Date", like, two weeks ago. Have to thank Alexa for that.... #HipHopEd
    In reply to @bstylesboston
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:31 PM EDT
    1988 also challenged and transformed rhyming patterns and styles. You had to be original and innovative at the same time. #HipHopEd
  • Effectivelyme Jul 10 @ 9:32 PM EDT
    Mc Lyte had three classics I Crammed to Understand and Paper Thin were about how she felt about boys trying to be players and 10% Dis was a dis track? Not 100% Dis just 10 guess 100% wouldn’t be fair. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • knowKMD Jul 10 @ 9:33 PM EDT
    In your opinion, who are some current artists who seem to channel '88 in this way? #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • pelleyc1 Jul 10 @ 9:33 PM EDT
    It's 2018, and I still don't believe the hype #HipHopEd
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:33 PM EDT
    Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock released It Takes Two in 1988. Migos released Walk it Like I talk It in 2018. Same effect on the dance floors. Thoughts? #HipHopEd
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:33 PM EDT
    1988 gave us "The Symphony" which changed the way "Posse Tracks" were created and evaluated #HipHopEd
  • TWeiston Jul 10 @ 9:34 PM EDT
    In 1988 the West Coast was emerging in the Hip Hop game. NWA was hot on the scene! #HIPHOPED
    • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 8:59 PM EDT
      Welcome 2 #HipHopEd tonight we begin our Hip-Hop on the 8's series with all things Hip-Hop in the year 1988. Where was Hip-Hop and where were you 30 years ago?
  • mnemognose Jul 10 @ 9:34 PM EDT
    Yeah, the only two "urban" areas in the whole state, they sure did feel big! My brother and sister both went to USM :) In Pittsburgh PA now for 17 years, weather so much more my speed! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @gstew2
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:34 PM EDT
    Real talk I had a huge crush on @mclyte because she was Brooklyn #HipHopEd
    • Effectivelyme Jul 10 @ 9:32 PM EDT
      Mc Lyte had three classics I Crammed to Understand and Paper Thin were about how she felt about boys trying to be players and 10% Dis was a dis track? Not 100% Dis just 10 guess 100% wouldn’t be fair. #HipHopEd
      In reply to @tdj6899
  • TrendWikiUSA Jul 10 @ 9:35 PM EDT
    ***New Trend Alert*** 1. Neil Walker 2. Amed Rosario 3. Sun Prairie 4. Jordan Espinosa 5. Deivi Grullon 6. Brock Holt 7. Zsa Zsa 8. #MurderComestoTown 9. #DevDiscuss 10. #HipHopEd
  • bstylesboston Jul 10 @ 9:35 PM EDT
    KRS One delivered My Philosophy and it’s funny how true it was then and remains relevant today. “Cause it’s about time one of y’all hear it!”#HipHopEd
  • carmelhealth Jul 10 @ 9:35 PM EDT
    The Def Jam tour came to London in 1988. I was the only one of my friends who didn’t get to see Public Enemy! #HipHopEd
  • llynwalton Jul 10 @ 9:36 PM EDT
    First timer and jumping in since ‘88 resonates. From central AZ and 22 that year. If it was on MTV or Kasem’s Top 40 I knew all the words and practiced the dance moves . I didn’t know genres only grooves. Listening up now cuz teaching changed me. #HipHopEd
  • chriscspeaks Jul 10 @ 9:36 PM EDT
    What big daddy kane birthed in 88, Hov is perfecting in 2018. #growth #HipHopEd
  • NatalieCrue Jul 10 @ 9:36 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd gangsta rap, for young folks growing up in the hood in Northern Cali, was a creative response to the drugs being pushed into our hoods by the govt and the gang wars manufactured by law enforcement to fill prisons It was OUR social commentary https://t.co/ybEABu9ziz
  • knowKMD Jul 10 @ 9:36 PM EDT
    Was '88 the year of BDP's "Edutainment"?!? That was one of the first tapes of any genre that I bought. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @bstylesboston
  • Effectivelyme Jul 10 @ 9:36 PM EDT
    I had a jean jacket airbrushed with I Am The Lyte. I thought I was her wanted to be a rapper and all...realized it wasn’t my calling! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899, @mclyte
  • DrTimony Jul 10 @ 9:36 PM EDT
    #hiphoped yyyuuuuuupppp
    • HipHop_High Jul 10 @ 9:31 PM EDT
      When you could skate to see a punk set and a rap set in the same night
      In reply to @DrTimony
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:36 PM EDT
    @Migos @VicMensa @rapsody @JColeNC @iamcardib @Drake among others have distinct styles of delivery #HipHopEd
    In reply to @knowKMD, @Migos, @VicMensa, @rapsody, @JColeNC, @iamcardib, @Drake
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:37 PM EDT
    Welcome 2 #HipHopEd Family
    • llynwalton Jul 10 @ 9:36 PM EDT
      First timer and jumping in since ‘88 resonates. From central AZ and 22 that year. If it was on MTV or Kasem’s Top 40 I knew all the words and practiced the dance moves . I didn’t know genres only grooves. Listening up now cuz teaching changed me. #HipHopEd
  • knowKMD Jul 10 @ 9:38 PM EDT
    [bowing in gratitude] #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899, @Migos, @VicMensa, @rapsody, @JColeNC, @iamcardib, @Drake
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:38 PM EDT
    A$AP Rocky (Real name Rakim) released his new album in 2018. He was named after rapper Rakim who released Follow the Leader in 1988 #HipHopEd
  • AlleyKat37 Jul 10 @ 9:38 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd not many people realise that "hip hop" is not what it started out as and is not what it is today Those word were used by kurtis blow
  • Juantanamera180 Jul 10 @ 9:38 PM EDT
    8/8/88 The release of Straight Outta Compton 🙌🏾 #HipHopEd
  • MrDoggettRMS Jul 10 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    You know how you have that one random song that you memorized but it wasnt anyone else's favorite? Mine was @BizMarkie Family Tree. 5 years after 1988, but hey, close enough. "My girl Eleanor went to the drugstore to get deodorant I think it was Sure 😂 #HipHopEd
  • gstew2 Jul 10 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    Before Mike Jones' "back then they aint want me" was Biz Markie's "Vapors." #HipHopEd
  • carmelhealth Jul 10 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    My 1988 crush was Lisa Bonet #HipHopEd
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    Appreciate you. Thanks for the love #HipHopEd
    In reply to @ImQCurryBaby
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    The social ills are similar between 1988 and 2018. The industry that was once informed by culture is now informing and shaping culture #StayWoke #HipHopEd
  • mnemognose Jul 10 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    Ooh #SomeLikeItHot! Mississippi is lucky to have you there, especially as an educator, inspiring students (especially our young men of color) to follow in your footsteps. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @gstew2
  • NatalieCrue Jul 10 @ 9:40 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd you can thank many Bay Area cats for carving out a plethora of lanes and paving the foundation for independent artists today. Cats like Mac Dre & most of his crew, @E40, @TooShort, gary archer, numerous journalists and other folks put in work.
  • mbdando Jul 10 @ 9:41 PM EDT
    Our classes can trace the continued sociocultural fallout from Bush1 (88) to today through hip hop narrative & aesthetics. Expressions of resistance have changed but also remained constant. Form different, function same. #hiphoped
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:41 PM EDT
    You have to give props where they are due so you have to acknowledge MC Hammer because he flipped the game on its head in 1988 #HipHopEd
  • knowKMD Jul 10 @ 9:41 PM EDT
    What about some of the emerging technology, then and now? What was "the new thing" in music production then...? #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • TiffanyTeaches Jul 10 @ 9:42 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd in the 80's was my older cousin beat boxing non-stop and boys walking down the street in shades with boom boxes. : Nor Cal circa 1988
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:42 PM EDT
    Facts #HipHopEd
    • NatalieCrue Jul 10 @ 9:40 PM EDT
      #HipHopEd you can thank many Bay Area cats for carving out a plethora of lanes and paving the foundation for independent artists today. Cats like Mac Dre & most of his crew, @E40, @TooShort, gary archer, numerous journalists and other folks put in work.
  • NatalieCrue Jul 10 @ 9:43 PM EDT
    Well and many UK cats "sounded" like cats from across the pond until London posse. In any case, super interesting history #HipHopEd
    • carmelhealth Jul 10 @ 9:42 PM EDT
      Yes. Rap was blowing up in the U.K. in the 80’s. We didn’t produce too many of our own artists back then. Monie Love might have been the most successful.
      In reply to @NatalieCrue
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:43 PM EDT
    In 1988 you had producers emerging with innovative methods of sampling and manipulating technology. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @knowKMD
  • knowKMD Jul 10 @ 9:43 PM EDT
    I'd say he probably widened the lane of hip-hop into Westport, CT homes back in the day.... #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • HRHGloriaSantos Jul 10 @ 9:43 PM EDT
    MC Hammer is one of my first references but he wouldn't be heard this side of the border until 1991, though. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:44 PM EDT
    Public Enemy released a critical analysis of America in 1988 with Don't Believe The Hype. in 2018 Donald Glover released This is America #HipHopEd
  • carmelhealth Jul 10 @ 9:44 PM EDT
    1988 when hip hop and acid house combined. This was huge in the U.K. Jungle Brothers - I'll House You https://t.co/LqRG3rrM3Q via @YouTube #HipHopEd
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:45 PM EDT
    When you think about the cross industry impact that @icecube and @drdre have had since 1988, it is nothing short of amazing #HipHopEd
  • HipHop_High Jul 10 @ 9:45 PM EDT
    One thing I can say about 1988 is that every area had it's own distinct sound. The internet killed that #HipHopEd
  • raptjr Jul 10 @ 9:45 PM EDT
    #hiphoped #nationofmillions #PE a cultural high water mark that still reverberates today. #1988
  • HRHGloriaSantos Jul 10 @ 9:45 PM EDT
    My hip hop references do not date as far back as 1988, but the songs I have recalled (and are not quite HH) do tell a story about crossing borders geographically, linguistically and musically. #hiphoped
  • knowKMD Jul 10 @ 9:45 PM EDT
    [toggling over to Spotify].... Thanks...! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @bstylesboston
  • hiphopsaveslves Jul 10 @ 9:46 PM EDT
  • nickverrillo Jul 10 @ 9:46 PM EDT
    Public Enemy sampled James Brown and others to capture that late 60’s sound in 1988 on It Takes A Nation of Millions... This year, in 2018, Nas sampled Slick Rick’s Children’s Story (1988) on Cops Shot the Kids. The sound evolves, but the messages remain the same #HipHopEd
  • Effectivelyme Jul 10 @ 9:47 PM EDT
    Agree with social ills. I think 2018 introduced me to rappers coming out the woodwork. I’m old school but I still rock to some of the new artist like J.Cole Kendrick and Drake. Love me some Lil Wayne. #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • MrDoggettRMS Jul 10 @ 9:47 PM EDT
    Makes you wonder what the next 30 years will bring... what will Kendrick, Cole, Joey, others be doing 30 years from now? #HipHopEd
    In reply to @tdj6899, @icecube, @drdre
  • knowKMD Jul 10 @ 9:47 PM EDT
    This song is HAUNTING. The cognitive dissonance of a head-bobbing track to... the lyrics. And the truth they uncover.... #HipHopEd
    In reply to @nickverrillo
  • bstylesboston Jul 10 @ 9:47 PM EDT
    Where does Audio Two’s “Top Billin’” fit into the equation? #HipHopEd
  • Juantanamera180 Jul 10 @ 9:47 PM EDT
    1988 was the year Lo-Lifes started getting recognition. They started the hip-hip fashion and changed the Polo Ralph Lauren brand forever! #HipHopEd #Polo #RalphLauren #LoLife
  • WorldProfessor Jul 10 @ 9:47 PM EDT
    I was five years into #hiphoped, changing from Grandmaster Flash & Kool Moe Dee to Public Enemy, Rakim, & New Jack Swing. Was running a cooperative food network then, now it is all about cooperative investment strategies.
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • TheRealHipHopEd Jul 10 @ 9:48 PM EDT
    Throughout this series pull songs from the 8’s and make a playlist to take back to school. Use it as a timeline for events throughout the upcoming school year #HipHopEd
  • mbdando Jul 10 @ 9:48 PM EDT
    The logics of racialized capitalism demand consistent and relevant critiques. Emcees are the #griots speaking truth to power. #hiphoped
    In reply to @chrisemdin
  • HRHGloriaSantos Jul 10 @ 9:49 PM EDT
    Cypress Hill was formed in 1988, but they wouldn't be heard here until they produced their bilingual album 10 years later. #HipHopEd
  • freaslife Jul 10 @ 9:49 PM EDT
    Which was foundational for the ‘89 release to Do the right thing. #classicmaterial #hiphoped
    In reply to @chrisemdin
  • MannyFaces Jul 10 @ 9:50 PM EDT
    COMING UP - Hip-hop x education x civics = my talk with the incredible, inspirational @BLoveSoulPower on "Hip-Hop Can Save America" - 10pm EST on @BondfireRadio.com or the TuneIn app. #hiphopadvocacy #hiphoped
  • DrTimony Jul 10 @ 9:50 PM EDT
    And the men in penthouse offices who made money on territorial record feuds. #hiphoped
    In reply to @HipHop_High, @raptjr
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:50 PM EDT
    It's never fair to compare the present to yesterday when today sits on the shoulders of yesterday. The goal is understand and build upon instead of replicate to placate #HipHopEd
  • HipHop_High Jul 10 @ 9:50 PM EDT
    Let's not forget the style, one time for the Swagg OG Dapper Dan #HipHopEd
  • RickFlections Jul 10 @ 9:50 PM EDT
    Watching my older siblings prepare to go to Club Discovery (Rumors) on St. Claude in NOLA talking about how “Let’s Get It Started” @MCHammer used get the club jumping #HipHopEd
  • ELAFletch Jul 10 @ 9:50 PM EDT
    I feel like Hammer was the Sam Cooke of hip-hop. He paved a way into pop culture (read:white dominated spaces) because he was comfortable and non-confrontational. #hiphoped
    In reply to @tdj6899
  • hiphopsaveslves Jul 10 @ 9:51 PM EDT
  • gstew2 Jul 10 @ 9:51 PM EDT
    I spent time in L.A. after undergrad. When I got back to the south I got in an LL Cool J mindframe. "I'm going back to Cali." #HipHopEd
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:52 PM EDT
    When you get a couple hundred educators to do the #theshiggychallenge to #inmyfeelings by @Drake to teach being nimble, relevant & comfortable with their discomfort #HipHopEd #theWorkhttps://t.co/K8For6WZ59
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:52 PM EDT
    I loved being on campus and being introduced to people's hometown music which grew to become the Hip-Hop soundtrack we all rocked to because it ain't where you from it's where you at #HipHopEd
  • raptjr Jul 10 @ 9:52 PM EDT
    And the fact that Cube went east after the beef and developed a hybrid sound like no other. Bomb quad x Cube ... whoa #AMW #hiphoped
    In reply to @tdj6899, @icecube, @drdre
  • NatalieCrue Jul 10 @ 9:52 PM EDT
    We need to quit the revisionist nonsense. *The industry didn't even Rock w/ rap/hip hop in the early-late 80s. *Gangsta rap was NOT emerging➡️It was BOOMING + cats WERE making $$$ from the backs of their trunks, laying down + carving out touring and distribution lanes #HipHopEd
  • tinamar2986 Jul 10 @ 9:52 PM EDT
    This oral history of Knuck if you Buck illustrates how Crime Mob, a group of high school students, influenced a generation #HipHopEd
    • thenodshow Jul 9 @ 9:53 PM EDT
      For our FIRST EVER oral history, we get the inside story of Knuck If You Buck, the club anthem that defined the crunk era and took rap group Crime Mob from middle-school kids to rap legends. LISTEN NOW 🔉 https://t.co/KQicl7OFoN
  • RickFlections Jul 10 @ 9:53 PM EDT
    Everlasting Bass by Rodney O and Joe Cooley came out in “87” it hit hard straight thru summer of “88” in NOLA #HipHopEd
  • TheRealHipHopEd Jul 10 @ 9:53 PM EDT
    Class Project: Have students remix, sample and recreate songs from 1988 that they feel speak to them today. Imagine sampling from @MrChuckD today #HipHopEd
  • ELAFletch Jul 10 @ 9:54 PM EDT
    My folks were not into hip hop much, but Chaka Khan was in heavy rotation at my house. #HipHopEd
  • gstew2 Jul 10 @ 9:54 PM EDT
    I read that 1988 was Hip Hop's break out year. #HipHopEd
  • TheRealHipHopEd Jul 10 @ 9:54 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd
    • icecreamdreams Jul 10 @ 9:49 PM EDT
      You all are on 🔥🔥🔥🔥 tonight!!! When the older generation (including myself) say they can't get into this "new" stuff!! The journey for the youth is sooo different, but the struggle is still the same!
      In reply to @TheRealHipHopEd, @PublicEnemyFTP
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:55 PM EDT
    In many ways, the internet has re-leveled the playing field. Distribution & touring are back in the hands of artists much like it was in 1988 #HipHopEd
    In reply to @NatalieCrue
  • TheRealHipHopEd Jul 10 @ 9:56 PM EDT
    Next week we will be representing all things Hip-Hop 1998, before you ask we will be doing a separate 20th anniversary chat on “The MisEducation of Lauryn Hill” #HipHopEd Hip-Hop on the 8’s Part 2
  • knowKMD Jul 10 @ 9:56 PM EDT
    @sarawbrown5 Our 8th Ss would love doing this with CH in music...! #HipHopEd
    • TheRealHipHopEd Jul 10 @ 9:53 PM EDT
      Class Project: Have students remix, sample and recreate songs from 1988 that they feel speak to them today. Imagine sampling from @MrChuckD today #HipHopEd
  • raptjr Jul 10 @ 9:57 PM EDT
    #hiphoped I know its probably been said tonight... But damn 88 was nuts. Kane, Ra, PE, BE A, EPMD, BDP, JBs, Marley Mark (well... the Symphony), Stet, one of my all time favs... #LakimShabazz - So much more!
  • HipHop_High Jul 10 @ 9:57 PM EDT
    However something's never change like "Industry rule number four thousand and eighty Record company people are shady" @QtipTheAbstract #HipHopEd
  • bstylesboston Jul 10 @ 9:58 PM EDT
    Run DMC paved the way for rappers to have sneaker deals!! #HipHopEd
  • TheRealHipHopEd Jul 10 @ 9:58 PM EDT
    Class Project: Have students put together a presentation on Hip-Hop 1988 through the eyes of their parents and or other elders. Have a cross-generational discussion at school #HipHopEd
  • raptjr Jul 10 @ 9:58 PM EDT
  • ProfLyrical Jul 10 @ 9:58 PM EDT
    #HipHopEd My native Lowell, Massachusetts was the focus of the late 80s HBO documentary, High on Crack Street, also much of that content featured in #thefighter starring Mark Whalberg.
  • chrisemdin - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:58 PM EDT
    Word cuz. Love the new @A$APRocky album. That joint with Moby is 🔥🔥🔥 #HipHopEd
    In reply to @oluotti, @a
  • KenaWorthy Jul 10 @ 9:59 PM EDT
    What a great idea! It is also a good use of understanding the poetry and storytelling of the lyrics! #HipHopEd
    In reply to @TheRealHipHopEd
  • Juantanamera180 Jul 10 @ 9:59 PM EDT
    1988 was a prime time for the Wild Cowboys in NYC. They definitely had an influence on Hip Hop artists’ content. #HipHopEd
  • TiffanyTeaches Jul 10 @ 9:59 PM EDT
    In 1988 Jungle Brother's "Black is Black" tells us "Martin Luther had to shout "Let's get out, get out, get out". In 2018 Jordin Peele wins Oscar for "Get Out." #HipHopEd
  • raptjr Jul 10 @ 9:59 PM EDT
    Once upon a time in BK... #thesymphony #hiphoped https://t.co/a3L6uDvXcp
  • tdj6899 - Moderator Jul 10 @ 9:59 PM EDT
    In many ways it was and one thing that really did was Yo MTV Raps #HipHopEd