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The Chicago Hip-Hop Encyclopedia is a digital resource produced by the Chicago Hip-Hop History Project in partnership with the Chicago Hip-Hop Heritage Museum. 

Editors and assistants contribute to the wiki by writing, editing, organizing, and updating the content of pages to ensure it is accurate, clear, and well-sourced. They also verify references, correct errors, and collaborate with others to maintain a neutral point of view. Their collective work helps keep the encyclopedia dynamic, trustworthy, and accessible to a global audience.

== Editorial Staff ==

:[https://theatreandmusic.uic.edu/people/robert-difazio/ '''Robert DiFazio''']
:*Principle Investigator, Clinical Assistant Professor @ UIC

:[https://theatreandmusic.uic.edu/people/brent-c-talbot/ '''Brent Talbot''']
:*Co-Investigator, Professor and Head of Music @ UIC

:[https://chicagoreader.com/city-life/people-issue/kingdom-rock/ '''Carrico 'Kingdom Rock' Sanders''']
:* Collaborator, Co-Founder @ The Chicago Hip-Hop Heritage Museum

:[https://chicagoreader.com/music/fighting-for-chicagos-place-in-hip-hop-history/ '''Darrell 'Artistic' Roberts''']
:* Collaborator, Co-Founder @ The Chicago Hip-Hop Heritage Museum

:[https://coalchicago.com/guest-speakers/brian-gorman-publisher-community-activist-serial-entreprenuer/ '''Brian Gorman''' ]
:* Collaborator, Co-Founder @ The Chicago Hip-Hop Heritage Museum

== Research Assistants ==

Summer 2025


Spring 2025

:[https://www.linkedin.com/in/phoebe-stoughton-1024a4252/ '''Phoebe Stoughton''' ], Student Intern
:*BA in Music Business @ UIC, Class of '24
:*wikiediting, timeline editing
:[https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-osei-badu-389649280/ '''Kevin Osei-Badu'''] CURA<ref>https://cura.uic.edu/</ref> Supported Research Assistant
:*audio transcriptions and automatic transcriptions