Founded in 2004 , The Journal of Hip-Hop (JoHH) functions within the 5th Element of Hip-Hop culture: Knowledge. The Journal of Hip-hop provides a medium to intelligently dissect, critique, sermonize, challenge explain, and most importantly advance Hip-hop culture via an educational journal. From it's roots in the South Bronx, Hip-hop has always needed interpreters to decipher its coded messages and pass on knowledge about the culture.
The Journal of Hip-Hop publishes short essays, poems, graffiti, photo-essays received via submission; in addition to recurring sections including classic album reviews, profiles of Hip-hop activism, lyrical analysis, and classroom supplements for educators.
The Journal is spearheaded by Dru Ryan & Frank Truth (more on them later) but would be Benzino-esque (read: 'real effin' wack!') without our design team Kirian Villalta & Co., Illustrators: Aniekan Udofia and Fritz Doseau, and Editors Akil Kennedy and Deliya Ryan.
We grew up on Hip-Hop...this journal began evolving back in the late 80s on Noble Ave and Parkchester in the Bronx (and secretly on Howard St. and Seeley in Chicago). Its now 2005, Hip-Hop is coming of age. Hip-Hop has created a dope soundtrack, but music only preserved the calm on the Titanic.
In the words of Reggie Noble: Time 4 Sum Aksion! Welcome to the Journal of Hip-Hop
