From reciting rap lyrics to revolutionizing hip-hop studies Dr Joycelyn Wilson proves hip-hop’s power in academia and digital media.

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Kendrick Lamar not only performed his Grammy-award-winning diss track against Drake, "Not Like Us" at the Super Bowl, he added more brutal digs.

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