WE ARE TAKING A STAND. Every day in hiphop is a day we celebrate women. The month of March is when we take our daily celebration to the next level.

Just months after the release of her classic debut solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill graced the cover of the 1999 free preview issue of Honey Magazine. 

Two years ago, on February 29, 2016, The Hiphop Archive and Research Institute (HARI), in partnership with Harvard University’s Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, announced the Classic Crates archival project.

We archive the Hiphop Underground. In order to do so, we have to reimagine what an archive can be. Check out the latest additions to our collections!

Have you seen Black Panther? Interested in the symbolism and effects? Curious about the costume design? Critical of the politics? Check out the HARI Blog to dig deeper. ​

Happy Valentine’s Day! The HARI Valentine’s Day playlist seeks to show the range, depth, and commitment of Hiphop artists as they use their craft to express their relationships to love and to their love interests. 

Lupe Fiasco reminded us, once again, that he is a consistent voice of insightful critique when he shared his thoughts on The Reaper’s Garden: Death and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery by Professor Vincent Brown, Director of the History Design Studio at Harvard University. 

On Friday, January 26, Professor Marcyliena Morgan and HARI were featured on PBS NewsHour as part of the ongoing series “Race Matters Solutions” with Special Correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault.

We archive the Hiphop Underground. In order to do so, we have to reimagine what an archive can be. Check out the latest additions to our collections!

By Alvin Benjamin Carter III
Originally Published on November 16, 2009