Erik Nielson

Erik Nielson is assistant professor of liberal arts at the University of Richmond, where his research focuses on African American literature and hip-hop culture. He has written for The Guardian, The Huffington Post, The New Republic, and a number of academic journals.

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Did the Decline of Sampling Cause the Decline of Political Hip-Hop?
Legal and financial limitations have put a damper on a musical tool that once served as an important way for rappers to connect with musical and social history.
Erik Nielson
September 18, 2013
AP
Arab Rappers Are Landing in Jail for Lyrics—Kind of Like American Rappers
No nation has a richer history of prosecuting hip hop than the genre's birth country does.
Erik Nielson
July 1, 2013

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Did the Decline of Sampling Cause the Decline of Political Hip-Hop?

Arab Rappers Are Landing in Jail for Lyrics—Kind of Like American Rappers