ALOUD in Community: The LAPL Mixtape, On Wax

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A discussion with DJ R-Tistic about hip-hop cuts, part of the LAPL Mixtape series.

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Verse 3: Hip-Hop Cuts — Dialoguing with DJ R-Tistic at Baldwin Hills Branch Saturday, November 7 at 2pm ALOUD in Community: The LAPL Mixtape, On Wax Verse 3: Hip-Hop Cuts with Tyree Boyd-Pates and DJ R-Tistic Eighty-five years after the Second Wave of the Great Migration, Black Angelenos transformed Los Angeles into a hub of musical innovation, from gospel and jazz to hip-hop. Across neighborhoods and generations, these sonic traditions carry memory, migration, and cultural authorship. In partnership with ALOUD and the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, LAPL Mixtape , On Wax celebrates this living archive through a series of genre-focused Stack Sessions, vinyl listening experiences hosted in library branches. Participants gather among the stacks to share records, read liner notes, and explore how Black Southern sound traditions took root in Los Angeles and continue to influence the nation's cultural landscape. September 19: Verse 1: Gospel Testimonies — In conversation with Calvin B. Rhone of GMWA LA at Exposition Park - Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Branch Library October 17: Verse 2: Jazz Chronicles — Featuring the Hefflin Family at Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr.

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