In a conversation moderated by Los Angeles Times music critic Ann Powers, USC School of Cinematic Arts professor Todd Boyd, USC Annenberg School for Communication professor Josh Kun, and American studies and ethnicity doctoral candidate Imani Kai Johnson (USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences) reflect on hip-hop’s complex, 30-year history, panelists explore its growing influence in American popular culture and politics. The program, held October 8, 2007, was sponsored by Visions and Voices: The USC Arts and Humanities Initiative, USC Libraries and Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities.
