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Hip Hop Family Tree

4,790 views · Published 11 May 2016 · 53:59 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: Chicago Humanities · 2016 · Music

Trace the origins of many current trends in music, art, and fashion back to their source and you’ll find a common root: hip hop. Hip hop is not just a groundbreaking musical style: it gave birth to all sorts of new cultural forms, from graffiti art through break dancing to fly girl style and beyond. Ed Piskor brings the history of this global cultural lineage to life. Well-known for his collaborations with Harvey Pekar of "American Splendor," Piskor comes to Chicago to discuss his multi-volume graphic novel history "Hip Hop Family Tree."

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