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Adisa Banjoko, a provocative hip-hop journalist and author of Lyrical Swords, gave a 45-minute speech about Islamic influence on hip-hop cultures.
Banjoko also noted that white musicians such as Anthrax have covered songs which feature Islamic nomenclature, including Public Enemy’s “Bring the Noise.”
The event was co-sponsored by the Harvard Islamic Society, the Harvard Foundation, the Black Students Association, the Association of Black Harvard Women, and the Black Men’s Forum.
This fissure, according to Banjoko, produced an explosion of Islamic themes and lyrics in rap music.
Banjoko spoke after an introduction by Taha Abdul-Basser ’96, a Ph.D. candidate in Islamic Studies and an Islamic representative to the United Ministry at Harvard.