2022 (New Orleans, LA)
The newly formed Hip-Hop/Rap Interest Group (HHRIG) held its inaugural meeting at SMT/AMS/SEM New Orleans 2022 with eighteen members in attendance coming from all three societies.
The group’s mission—discussed and established at this first meeting—is to promote the recognition of hip-hop in academic communities in general and to encourage interdisciplinary research, pedagogy, and collaboration between scholars and members of the hip-hop/rap community. Our plans include organizing special sessions, holding annual business meetings, and giving an annual award to an outstanding publication in the field of music theory on hip-hop/rap music. With 2023 marking hip-hop’s fiftieth birthday, the HHRIG is excited to foster growth within music academia of one of the world’s most important contemporary genres.