Our chances of seeing a museum solely dedicated to the culture of hip hop are getting better and better.
Last week, some of hip hop’s founding fathers (Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, and Grand Wizard Theodore) held a press conference to announce that their plans to open the Universal Hip Hop Museum are beginning to take form.
The goal of the museum, which they hope to open inside the Kingsbridge Amory by 2017, is to use interactive technology to showcase the history of hip hop and it’s cultural roots. The group plans to highlight all aspects of the culture including break dancing, graffiti, and DJing in addition to emceeing/rapping, which is often mistakenly used as a synonym for hip hop.
“Many people have a misconception of what hip hop is,” said Afrika Bambaataa, the museum’s chairman. “When they say hip hop, they only say it’s the rapper, [but] there’s a whole culture and movement behind it.”
