Getting schooled through hip-hop

The provocative and high-powered music genre that turned 50 this year can be used to teach almost anything — if you first embrace its cultural relevance
Rapper standing next to neon lights with a microphone

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Open Spotify playlist of songs from the episode

Current Mainstream

Talib Kweli - Get By


Mos Def - Oh No


Kendrick Lamar – DNA


Chance the Rapper – No Problem, Blessings


J Cole – Crooked smile, No Role Modelz


Nas – If I Ruled the World


Common – The Light, Glory


Fugees – Fu-Gee-La, Ready or Not


Drake - Thank Me Now


Rapper's Delight - The Sugar Hill Gang


Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show - Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent

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Non-Mainstream

Sa-roc - Options


Mumu Fresh – Work


Flau’jae - Ooouuhhh


Shad – Keep Shining


Lacrae – Still in America


Lacrae – Deep End


Ray Wimley – Black Power Time


Ray Wimley - Woke


Joey Badass – Land of the Free


Joey Badass – Save the Children


Skepta ft. JME - That’s Not Me


Tobe Nwigwe – Fye Fye


Apache - Grandmaster Flash Mix

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