About

About the Project

Launched in 2024 with support from The 2024 UIC Awards for Creative Activity and in collaboration with the Chicago Hip-Hop Heritage Museum, the Chicago Hip-Hop History Project aims to provide context and connections for all elements of Chicago hip-hop history using the MediaWiki platform.

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

Robert DiFazio

• Principle Investigator, Clinical Assistant Professor @ UIC

Brent Talbot

• Co-Investigator, Professor and Head of Music @ UIC

Carrico 'Kingdom Rock' Sanders

• Collaborator, Co-Founder @ The Chicago Hip-Hop Heritage Museum

Darrell 'Artistic' Roberts

• Collaborator, Co-Founder @ The Chicago Hip-Hop Heritage Museum

Brian Gorman 

• Collaborator, Co-Founder @ The Chicago Hip-Hop Heritage Museum

Student Researchers

Fall 2025/ Spring 2026

Summer 2025

Mia Paz , Research Intern

• Student @ Duke, Class of '28
• wikiediting, blogging

Kevin Osei-Badu CURA Research Assistant

• wikiediting, audio transcriptions and automatic transcriptions

Spring 2025

Phoebe Stoughton , Research Intern

• BA in Music Business @ UIC, Class of '24
• wikiediting, timeline editing