(GEMS RADIO)—ABC Networks will be airing a special on the 50th anniversary of hip hop.
Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation Presentation will air on June 19. Master P, MC Lyte, Fat Joe, The Lox, Coi Leray and others will be featured in the program. The show will be hosted by Angie Martinez, the veteran radio personality known as The Voice of New York.
The special will feature “thought-provoking conversations with artists, producers, executives and changemakers in the industry” and “detail the history of hip-hop, providing insight into its origins, growth and evolution over the last 50 years and where things stand today,” according to a press release.
Martinez says the following: “Storytelling and hip-hop have always been at the core of my DNA.”
The show coincides with Juneteenth and Black Music Month.
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