Nothing happens by accident, nothing happens randomly.
That’s how it goes in my life.
The Hip Hop Museum (THHM) was founded by Hip Hop pioneers. It has been chartered by the New York State Department of Education Board of Regents to preserve, showcase, and celebrate the culture’s past, present and future. As a Kickstarter backer of THHM, I stayed in touch after the campaign. I was overjoyed to be asked to be its contributing writer and the founding editor of the museum’s digital newsletter.
Telling the stories about the movement, the genre, and the people who make and live it was amazing. As the contributing writer, I interviewed people who contribute to the culture in all possible ways, from philanthropy to visual art to performance to community building and more.
The museum will open in 2026; we broke ground on May 20, 2021.
Check out what’s below, or via this library, to read what I wrote during the seven years I was the writer for the official record of Hip Hop.
Project
What I Did
Created the Newsletter, Wrote Features, Conducted Interviews, Sought & Acquired Donations
- Hip Hop Legends | Pioneers | Artists | Producers
- Hip Hop Culture Cohorts & Historians
- Visual Artists About and For Hip Hop
- The Hip Hop Museum Events | Programs | Team Members
- Hip Hop Contributors & Collectors | THHM Donors
Michael Benabib: Synchronized with and Supportive of Hip Hop Since 1985
Hip Hop Artists | THHM Donors
Jamie Robinson (aka Mr. Throwback Thursday): Making Throwbacks into Legends
Hip Hop Culture Cohorts & Historians
Taylor Golonka Documents Michael Chambers’s Cultural Contributions From the Broom to the Ceiling
Hip Hop Culture Cohorts & Historians | Artists
Benny Cruz and Jens Franzén: Making “Old Stuff New, Always Relatable and Relevant
Visual Artists | THHM Donors
Hip Hop Legends | Pioneers | Artists | Producers
Michael Benabib: Synchronized with and Supportive of Hip Hop Since 1985
Hip Hop Artists | THHM Donors
Hip Hop Culture Cohorts & Historians
Jamie Robinson (aka Mr. Throwback Thursday): Making Throwbacks into Legends
Hip Hop Culture Cohorts & Historians
Taylor Golonka Documents Michael Chambers’s Cultural Contributions From the Broom to the Ceiling
Hip Hop Culture Cohorts & Historians | Artists
Visual Artists About and For Hip Hop
Benny Cruz and Jens Franzén: Making “Old Stuff New, Always Relatable and Relevant
Visual Artists | THHM Donors