Hip-hop’s influence on the English language

August 17, 2023

Infographics / hip-hop, language, music, New York Times, vernacular

For The New York Times, Miles Marshall Lewis highlights the etymology of five words in the English language heavily influenced by hip-hop: dope, woke, cake, wildin’, and ghost. A fun design using GIFs, images, and rotating discs you can click for music take you through the history.

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