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BRIC Radio Presents:

Back to Reading Credits with Wes Jackson + Kathy Iandoli

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Episode Liner Notes

On August 11, 1973, 15-year-old Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party in the Bronx that forever shaped music history. 50 years later, August 11th is commonly celebrated as the birth of Hip-Hop. Women have always been there, influencing, promoting, and creating Hip-Hop culture. In celebration of Hip-Hop 50 and our inaugural episode, BRIC President Wes Jackson speaks with critically acclaimed hip-hop journalist, Kathy Iandoli.

Show Liner Notes

Back To Reading Credits is a 6-episode audiovisual series from BRIC Radio celebrating the first 50 years of Hip-Hop and the people behind the curtain who drive the culture. On the show, BRIC President Wes Jackson interviews scholars, artists, executives, thought leaders, and other unsung heroes of the movement about how they shaped the look, feel, and flow of Hip-Hop, and about how Hip-Hop shapes us.

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🎧 LISTEN 

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Wes Jackson, BRIC President

BRIC President
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Kathy Iandoli, M.A.

Hip-Hop Journalist

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