With hip-hop in its 50th year, the music genre and cultural phenomenon has gone from the block to the world’s stage.

In this episode, Katie and Yves are taking it back to the block (and the cubicle and the classroom and the grocery store checkout line) and delving into the role of amateur rappers play in storytelling.

Discover how these part-time rappers become modern-day griots, chronicling the highs, lows, and hidden truths of their neighborhoods.

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