TheBeeShineARCHIVE

Hip hop’s first memories, told by the people who made it.

MCs, DJs, producers and pioneers, from the 1970s park jams to the 2000s, interviewed across the USA over seven years. Search any name to find their interview or cypher.

3,000+
artists interviewed
1M+
views on YouTube
1970s–2000s
eras covered
7 years
on the road across the USA

For documentaries, museums & researchers

Original full-length interview footage is available to license for film, broadcast and exhibits. Archives, educators and researchers can request access to the full collection.

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