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Podcast: The Collection with Brad Gilmore
Episode: Langston Collin Wilkins, "Welcome 2 Houston"
Description: With the celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop continuing, the CW39 Spotlight is on Houston’s hip-hop culture that is so unique to the city.What started as a dissertation for his doctoral degree at Indiana University, Langston Collin Wilkins returned to the city where he grew up to illuminate the complex relationship between place, identity, and music in Houston’s hip-hop culture.What came out of it is a book called Welcome 2 Houston: Hip Hop Heritage in Hustle Town.Wilkins conducted interviews with local rap artists, producers, and managers to find out how artists, audiences, music, and...