The Hip-Hop Fellow

play-button

Series/Themes: Documentary, Music

Genre: Documentaries

Film Year: 2013

Locations: USA

Film Length: 79 min

Director: Kenneth Price

Featuring: Kendrick Lamar, 9th Wonder, Young Guru, DJ Premier, Dr. Henry Louis Gates

Patrick Douthit, better known as the artist 9th Wonder, is a Grammy Award winning producer, record executive, DJ, lecturer, and professor from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In his tenure at Harvard University, 9th Wonder teaches a course on ‘The Standards of Hip-Hop,’ conducting research for his thesis and exploring hip-hop’s history, culture, and role in academia. Centered on the emerging significance of incorporating hip-hop studies into academic curriculum, the film spotlights the scholars and musicians at the forefront of preserving the rich 40 years of hip-hop culture. Discussion with director Kenneth Price, producer Jenny Hwa, Derrick Alridge (U.Va.), Julian Jackson, and Rebecca Zeledon

Supported by U.Va. Brown College and U.Va. Office of African-American Affairs

Friday, November 7
5:00 PM
UVA : Newcomb Hall Theater
Add To Calendar 20141107 17:00 20141107 1415040300 America/New_York VFF: The Hip-Hop Fellow

Patrick Douthit, better known as the artist 9th Wonder, is a Grammy Award winning producer, record executive, DJ, lecturer, and professor from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In his tenure at Harvard University, 9th Wonder teaches a course on ‘The Standards of Hip-Hop,’ conducting research for his thesis and exploring hip-hop’s history, culture, and role in academia. Centered on the emerging significance of incorporating hip-hop studies into academic curriculum, the film spotlights the scholars and musicians at the forefront of preserving the rich 40 years of hip-hop culture. Discussion with director Kenneth Price, producer Jenny Hwa, Derrick Alridge (U.Va.), Julian Jackson, and Rebecca Zeledon

Supported by U.Va. Brown College and U.Va. Office of African-American Affairs

 UVA : Newcomb Hall Theater Virginia Film Festival info@virginiafilmfestival.org

Related Films