The Birth of Hip Hop

In September 2014, a giant mural appeared on South View Road in Sheffield. Commissioned as part of Festival of the Mind 2014, Dr Katie Edwards and Kid Acne collaborated to create this striking piece of work. Dr Katie Edwards;Director of the Sheffield Institute for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies (SIIBS) describes how graffiti, the bible and hip hop have more in common than it seems.For more information on SIIBS, please follow up on https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/siibs .Kid Acne is a musician and street artist based in Sheffield, who's work is recognisable all over the world. For more information on Kid Acne, and to see him creating 'The Birth of Hip Hop "http://www.kidacne.com/blog/2014/09/the-birth-of-hip-hop-work-in-progress/"Music: As Colorful as Ever by Broke For Free