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The Chicago Hip-Hop History Project is an ongoing effort to document and preserve the people, places, events, and stories that have shaped Chicago’s hip-hop culture. Built on the Semantic MediaWiki platform, the project serves as a starting point for researchers, students, and community members interested in exploring and expanding the history of Chicago hip-hop.

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-Welcome to the Chicago Hip-Hop History Project's (CHHHP) Encyclopedia of Chicago Hip-Hop, built to collect and share information about all aspects of Chicago hip-hop culture. This project is designed to help students, researchers, and the public learn about the rich history of Chicago hip-hop.
-The CHHHP [http://hip-hop.digital.uic.edu/about/ team] administers the information in the wiki and adheres to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars five pillars] of WikiEditing. You are encouraged to use the links below to browse by category, search using the bar at the top of the page, or browse [[Special:AllPages|all pages]].
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-This project is a [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki Semantic MediaWiki], which is built on the same platform as Wikipedia but includes a semantic extension that allows properties (variables) to be stored in a database and queried to produce analytical information.
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-== '''The Elements'''<ref>https://www.thetempleofhiphop.org/9-elements</ref> ==
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-'''Graffiti'''
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-*[[:Category:Graffiti Artists|Graffiti Artists]]
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-'''DJing'''
+</div>
+The Chicago Hip-Hop History Project is an ongoing effort to document and preserve the people, places, events, and stories that have shaped Chicago’s hip-hop culture. Built on the Semantic MediaWiki platform, the project serves as a starting point for researchers, students, and community members interested in exploring and expanding the history of Chicago hip-hop.
-* [[:Category:Disc Jockeys|Disc Jockeys]] (DJs) / [[:Category:Turntablists|Turntablists]]
-* [[:Category:Producers|Producers]]
-'''Breaking'''
+<div class="chhhp-hub" style="gap:10px; column-gap:10px;">
-* B-Boys/B-Girls
+<div class="chhhp-nav chhhp-nav-left" style="margin-right:0;">
-* Street Dance
+<div>[[About|About]]</div>
+<div>[[The Chicago Hip-Hop History Project: The List|The List]]</div>
+<div>[[The Chicago Hip-Hop History Project: Timelines|Timelines]]</div>
+<div>[[Data + Analytics|Data + Analytics]]</div>
+<div>[[The Chicago Hip-Hop History Project: The Elements|The Elements]]</div>
+</div>
-'''Beatboxing'''
+<div style="margin:0 5px;">
+[[File:Screenshot 2026-01-17 at 9.26.04 AM.png|188px|center|link=Main Page]]
+</div>
-'''MCing'''
+<div class="chhhp-nav chhhp-nav-right" style="margin-left:0;">
+<div>[[The Chicago Hip-Hop History Project: Genre|Genre]]</div>
+<div>[[The Chicago Hip-Hop History Project: News|News / Blog]]</div>
+<div>[[Special:RecentChanges|Recently Updated]]</div>
+<div>[[The Chicago Hip-Hop History Project: Contact|Contact]]</div>
+<div>[[Special:Search|Search]]</div>
+</div>
-* [[:Category:EmCees|EmCees]] (MCs)
+</div>
-* [[:Category:Hip-Hop Groups|Hip-Hop Groups]]
-'''[[:Category: Knowledge|Knowledge]]'''
+This project was launched in 2024 with support from [https://research.uic.edu/aca2024/ The 2024 UIC Awards for Creative Activity]
-*[[:Category:Philosophies|Philosophies]]
-== '''Browse More''' ==
-* Entrepreneurs
-* Fashion
-* Films
-* Hip-Hop Spots
-* [[:Category:Recording Studios|Recording Studios]]
-* [[:Category:Record Labels|Record Labels]]
-* Record Stores
-* Blogs