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✶✶✶✶ The Encyclopedia of Chicago Hip-Hop History ✶✶✶✶

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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 ✶✶✶✶

✶ Graffiti Writing

• Graffiti Artists

✶ DJing

• Disc Jockeys (DJs) / Turntablists
• Radio Personalities
• Producers

✶ Street Dancing

• Street Dancers
  • Lockers
  • Poppers
  • Breakers
• Street Dance Groups

✶ Beatboxing

✶ MCing

• EmCees (MCs)
• Hip-Hop Groups

✶ Knowledge

• Philosophies
• Writers

Browse More

• Entrepreneurs
• Fashion
• Films
• Hip-Hop Spots
• Recording Studios
• Record Labels
• Record Stores
• Blogs

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.