WFAE

Deaf rappers who lay down rhymes in sign languages are changing what it means for music to be heard

Rapper Beautiful The Artist performs in the music video for the dip hop song "DEAFinitely Lit." Beautiful The Artist/YouTube In April 2023, DJ Supalee hosted Supafest Reunion 2023 to celebrate ...
City Limits

Hip Hop For The Deaf And The Def'

Growing up in South Bronx, rapper James L. Taylor III was a fan of the Notorious B.I.G. The only problem? Taylor couldn’t hear the music. “I’m no different from them,” said Taylor, who has been ...
The New York Times

Song of the Week: ‘Ever Since U Left Me (I Went Deaf)’

new video loaded: Song of the Week: ‘Ever Since U Left Me (I Went Deaf)’ transcript Our pop music critic Jon Caramanica explains how French Montana and Max B’s new song fits into an expanding New York ...
xxlmag

A Deep Dive Into Sign Language Interpreters in Hip-Hop and How It All Works

Throughout the past decade, sign language interpretation has infiltrated hip-hop in a major way. Talented masters of American Sign Language have transformed their abilities to interpret rappers' ...
The Conversation

Deaf rappers who lay down rhymes in sign languages are changing what it means for music to be heard

In April 2023, DJ Supalee hosted Supafest Reunion 2023 to celebrate entertainers and promoters within the U.S. Deaf community. Many of these artists, activists and entrepreneurs have contributed to an ...