{"id":60654,"date":"2026-03-19T06:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T06:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/william-mary-hip-hop-collection-launch-event-13\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T06:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T06:56:10","slug":"william-mary-hip-hop-collection-launch-event-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/william-mary-hip-hop-collection-launch-event-13\/","title":{"rendered":"William &#038; Mary Hip Hop Collection Launch Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2843\/9102671558_5f69809c46.jpg\" alt=\"William &#038; Mary Hip Hop Collection Launch Event\"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Photo from the debut of the William &amp; Mary Hip Hop Collection on April 19th, 2013. The launch events included hip hop-related film screenings, panel discussions, and entertainment by DJ Wyze.<\/p>\n<p>Established by Swem Library\u2019s Special Collections Research Center, the W&amp;M Hip Hop Collection is the most comprehensive collection of its kind dedicated to Virginia hip hop culture and history from the 1980s to the present.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to preserving Virginia\u2019s hip hop past, the collection documents the origins and impact of hip-hop culture on college campuses throughout the state by collecting records of hip hop-based student organizations, college radio stations, events and concerts with a special focus on William &amp; Mary.<\/p>\n<p>The launch event was co-sponsored by Africana Studies and the Mellon Grant for Global Studies, Literary &amp; Cultural Studies, Film Studies, American Studies, Department of History and Department of Music.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Swem\u2019s Special Collections at 757-221-3094 or spcoll@wm.edu or follow us on Twitter @HipHopWM or @SwemLibrary.   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/flicker.com\/7349747@N02\/9102671558\">Posted<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/flicker.com\/7349747@N02 \">W&#038;M Libraries <\/a> on 2013-06-21 18:12:09 <\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>  Tagged:  , Virginia , hip , hop , hip-hop , music , Special Collections , SCRC , Swem , Swem Library , student organizations , Williamsburg , William &amp; Mary , DJ <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo from the debut of the William &amp; Mary Hip Hop Collection on April 19th, 2013. 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