Harvard Hiphop Archive

An X-File recording, followed by the local news, 2:10:53--The Oprah Show, discussing "First Wives Club" at the beginning with guests Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, and Diane Keaton, but later gave on to have general interview, followed again by the local news

A roundtable discussion about Christopher Columbus given at UCLA

A recording of the film Jane Eyre (1943) starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine. After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house to care for his young daughter. A silent film, "Convict 13" starring Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline.

Talk Rap Live on the death of Biggie Smalls

Previously filmed in Argentina in 1951, black author Richard Wright's powerful race-conscious novel {-Native Son} was remade in this barely released 1986 version. The story involves Bigger Thomas (Victor Love), an angry Depression-era Chicago black who hopes to elevate himself through his chauffeur's job with a prosperous white Gold Coast family.

Kenya has hit the headlines most recently as the ancestral home of the USA’s first black president, Barack Obama. But the nation is also home to East Africa’s oldest and most diverse popular music traditions, reaching back to Kenyan musical father Fundi Konde.

Group of four women discuss how black women need to unite, and perform a rap at a small cafe.

Amateur hip hop about issues ranging from drugs, AIDS, eating disorders, black agency, etc.

BLACK IS... BLACK AIN'T is an unabashedly frank look at black identity in America. In his final project before losing his battle with AIDS, acclaimed director Marlon Riggs challenges the traditional definition of blackness while issuing a ringing call to African-Americans to celebrate diversity within the community.

On The Whoopi Goldberg Show, Goldberg interviews Ice T about the growth and controversial issues in hip hop, including gender attitudes, and his song "Cop Killer." Year 1992 in review on Yo MTV Raps hosted by Fab Five Freddy, featuring videos by Pete Rock and C.L.