Sound & Scholarship

SiriusXM, Howard University, Department of Communication Studies, Cathy Hughes School of Communications

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A podcast about hip hop and culture from Howard University students

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Who Run The Yard?

Howard students talk craft, visibility, and the long road to performance opportunities.

Three Howard University artists make a clear case for judging campus musicians by craft rather than follower counts. Mikayla Shania, Zuri, and Liala speak with an easy directness about how visibility can lag behind effort, how hard it is to land performance opportunities, and…

Voices of the Movement: Women, Hip-Hop, Media, & Higher Ed

A Howard conversation that treats women in hip-hop as a real cultural moment, not a trend.

Sound & Scholarship frames a Howard University conversation as a clear-eyed look at how women in hip-hop are being discussed now. It follows Madison Patterson's path into DJing, then widens out to faculty talk about social media, streaming platforms, and the way Howard's hip-hop…

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Rep Your City

    This episode features Howard University students discussing how their cities influence music genres, with insights on New Jersey's ties to R&B/hip hop and Chicago's connection to rap.

    ·38m
  2. 2

    Music Production and Why We Should Care

    This episode explores music production through conversations with a Howard University student producer and Grammy-nominated professor Carolyn Malachi, discussing creative education, mentorship, and equity in the music industry.

    ·16m
  3. 3

    Old School Vs. New School

    This episode explores the evolution of hip hop music and culture, featuring a student's perspective on defining old school versus new school hip hop with the year 2000 as a turning point.

    ·17m
  4. 4

    Coming Soon - Sound & Scholarship

    This podcast introduces Sound and Scholarship, a Howard University series exploring hip-hop as culture and academic study through insights from professors and students in the new hip-hop minor program.

    ·2m
  5. 5

    The Beat That Builds Us: Hip-Hop’s Impact and Its Future

    The first episode of Sound & Scholarship introduces a podcast exploring hip-hop and culture from Howard University, featuring interviews with students and a professor about the genre's impact on education and personal expression.

    ·20m·2 clips
  6. 6

    Voices of the Movement: Women, Hip-Hop, Media, & Higher Ed

    This episode of Sound & Scholarship explores the evolving role of women in hip-hop, the impact of social media and streaming, and Howard University's hip-hop studies minor.

    ·24m·2 clips
  7. 7

    Who Run The Yard?

    Host Diamond Bazile interviews three Howard University student artists—Mikayla, Zuri, and Liala—about their experiences in the hip-hop industry.

    ·26m·2 clips