OEDI and 1Hood Media will host a panel discussion at Oakland’s Blaxk Box Theater titled, “This Thing We Call Hip-Hop,” to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this distinctly American musical genre that emerged from Black culture in New York City and has since gone global.

Pitt staff, faculty, students, alumni, and community members, including hip-hop artists, will discuss the impact the music has had on Pittsburgh, and the influence Pittsburghers have had on the music. Featured panelists will include Hardo, FeddtheGod, Paradise Gray, SpeciàlK, Dr. Starkes (The Rapping Principal), and POPChanny.