Cornell University To Get A Digital Hip-Hop Archive

Thanks to Bill Adler's extensive collection of hip-hop history and music, Cornell University will soon be the proud owner of a digitize hip-hop archive. Adler, Def Jam Records' founding publicity director, impressive selection will include 500 vinyl recordings, books about rap in several different languages, articles, photographs of iconic and rare, never-before-seen moments, and more. Adamant about his original material and finding being available for everyone and not just scholars, Cornell University will digitize the entire collection so it will be available for free online, according to NPR.

Hip-hop is being recognized by elite universities all over the world, including Cambridge University in the United Kingdom who are using the genre to treat mental illness and the Nas fellowship offered at Harvard University, so it's no surprise Cornell University hopped on board.

"I want to believe there's a hunger—really a global hunger—for these materials," Adler says. "It's a unique collection, if I do say so myself, and I believe it's going to be used widely used. And I sort of can't wait for it to happen."

With the material available for no charge, it will offer a greater chance for writers, upcoming rappers, and the curious to delve into hip-hop history and information they never knew existed.

[NPR]

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