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Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Chicago Hip-Hop History, a wiki designed to provide a comprehensive and organized overview of Chicago hip-hop history. Our pages include concise, factual information designed to be a starting point for research. We aim to offer data and information that will offer context and connections for all elements of Chicago hip-hop heritage.
Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Chicago Hip-Hop History, a wiki designed to provide a comprehensive and organized overview of Chicago hip-hop history. Our pages include concise, factual information designed to be a starting point for research. We aim to offer data and information that will offer context and connections for all elements of Chicago hip-hop heritage.


Launched in 2024 with support from UIC and in collaboration with the Chicago Hip-Hop Heritage Museum, this project has so far published information on:
Launched in 2024 with support from UIC and in collaboration with the Chicago Hip-Hop Heritage Museum, this project has so far published information on hundreds of Emcees, DeeJays, Street Dancers, Graffiti Writers
 
and more.
* Emcees
* DeeJays
* Street Dancers
* Graffiti Writers
* and 999 additional pages


You can begin by browsing by category using the links below, or searching the encyclopedia for an artist, song, etc. or browse a list of [[Special:AllPages|all pages]] in the encyclopedia.   
You can begin by browsing by category using the links below, or searching the encyclopedia for an artist, song, etc. or browse a list of [[Special:AllPages|all pages]] in the encyclopedia.   
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* [[:Category:Recording Studios|Recording Studios]]
* [[:Category:Recording Studios|Recording Studios]]
* [[:Category:Record Labels|Record Labels]]
* [[:Category:Record Labels|Record Labels]]
* Record Stores
* Blogs


The CHHHP is a [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki Semantic MediaWiki] project, which is built on the same platform as Wikipedia but includes semantic extensions that allow properties (variables) to be stored in a database and queried to produce analytical information.   
The CHHHP is a [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki Semantic MediaWiki] project, which is built on the same platform as Wikipedia but includes semantic extensions that allow properties (variables) to be stored in a database and queried to produce analytical information.   


This wiki is administered by the CHHHP [http://hip-hop.digital.uic.edu/about/ team] and attempts to adhere to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars five pillars] of WikiEditing.  
This wiki is administered by the CHHHP [http://hip-hop.digital.uic.edu/about/ team] and attempts to adhere to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars five pillars] of WikiEditing.
* Record Stores
* Blogs

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Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Chicago Hip-Hop History, a wiki designed to provide a comprehensive and organized overview of Chicago hip-hop history. Our pages include concise, factual information designed to be a starting point for research. We aim to offer data and information that will offer context and connections for all elements of Chicago hip-hop heritage.

Launched in 2024 with support from UIC and in collaboration with the Chicago Hip-Hop Heritage Museum, this project has so far published information on hundreds of Emcees, DeeJays, Street Dancers, Graffiti Writers and more.

You can begin by browsing by category using the links below, or searching the encyclopedia for an artist, song, etc. or browse a list of all pages in the encyclopedia.



✶✶✶✶ The Elements[1] ✶✶✶✶


Graffiti Writing

✶ DJing

Street Dancing

✶ Beatboxing

✶ MCing

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The CHHHP is a Semantic MediaWiki project, which is built on the same platform as Wikipedia but includes semantic extensions that allow properties (variables) to be stored in a database and queried to produce analytical information.

This wiki is administered by the CHHHP team and attempts to adhere to the five pillars of WikiEditing.