To appreciate The Culture, you need to understand where it all began. This summer, I kicked off BRIC’s new Master Class series with a lecture on the origins of Hip-Hop in New York City and the ripple effect it has had worldwide over the last 5 decades. Today, we’re sharing the audio from my master class with you, our listeners. We hope you enjoy this look back at the origins and evolution of Hip-Hop.
• Back to Reading Credits is hosted by Wes Jackson and produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Raynita Vaughn, Chris Torres, Gabrielle Davenport, and Antoine Hardy, with help from Elyse Rodriguez Aleman, Jose Astorga, Jamie Martinez, Jonathan Ortiz, Zak Sherzad, Charlie Hoxie, and Kuye Youngblood. • Thank you to BRIC’s Media Education team – Skye MacLeod, Jessica Mason, David Fancois, and everyone who participated – for bringing this series to life. Keep an eye on BRIC’s class schedule for more master classes on everything from history and data science to AI and the music industry. You can watch the full video version of
The History of Hip-Hop with BRIC's President, Wes Jacksonon BRIC TV’s YouTube channel.
• BIOS & LINKS:
Wes Jackson has over 25 years of experience as a leader, entrepreneur, innovator, creative and executive in entertainment and academia. Wes has been leading BRIC, a pioneering, multi-disciplinary arts and media institution anchored in downtown Brooklyn, as its President since July 2022. BRIC’s programs include the free, summer-long BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! festival whose 46th season kicks off this summer; the New York Emmy Award-winning BRIC TV, whose programming includes acclaimed original scripted series and hyper-local news stories and documentaries; Brooklyn Free Speech TV, a leading public access television network; a major contemporary art exhibition program; BRIC JazzFest, which brings global legends and emerging artists in jazz to Brooklyn each October; family programs; and more. BRIC’s nationally recognized school-based arts and media education program reaches thousands of NYC public school students each year. Prior to starting at BRIC, Jackson was the Director of the Business of Creative Enterprises (BCE) Program and Senior Executive In Residence at Emerson College. His career began as a concert producer, which led him to his first venture, Seven Heads Entertainment, and later to found and lead the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.
BRIC education programs reach over 25,000 individuals. Our Media Center offers a variety of free and wallet-friendly, high-quality film, TV, and podcasting courses, serving 6,000 adult students annually. BRIC’s in-school and afterschool programs reach 3,800 students in 35+ public schools, in 19 neighborhoods throughout Brooklyn.
• TRANSCRIPT:
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