Patrick Douthit’s Introduction to Hip-Hop Production class in session at the Ruby.

Hip-Hop Comes of Age

Alison Jones/ Duke Today

Patrick Douthit’s Introduction to Hip-Hop Production class in session at the Ruby.

Hip-hop started four decades ago with young musicians in the South Bronx creating "something out of nothing." Now it's found an academic home at Duke and other universities. We look at two popular courses that trace the music's evolution and how it remains a source of vivid insight into popular culture and. the African-American experience. Read more on DukeStories.