You’ve heard of Hip-Hop, but what about Krip-Hop?

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Posted on Jan 27, 2015

Krip hop founder and activist and Leroy Moore. Image via Disability Rights Now.

You’ve heard of Hip-Hop, but what about Krip-Hop? That’s the name for the international movement of disabled artists, poets, musicians, and MCs.

On this edition of Making Contact, we hear the story of Krip Hop from hate mail to worldwide phenomenon.

Featuring:

• Leroy Moore, co-founder of Krip Hop Nation, poet, activist, journalist;
• Joy Elan, poet

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