Q-Tip Makes History as Kennedy Center's First Artistic Director for Hip-Hop Culture

Colorlines: After hosting Kendrick Lamar's knockout performance with the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center seems hip to the idea that hip-hop is a crucial part of American culture. So it's fitting that the institution announced a slate of new hip-hop programming yesterday (March 8) with the pioneering Q-Tip at the helm.