top of page
XII
Vol
Apr 22, 2024
THE MAIN EVENT
Hip-hop’s relationship with U.S. presidents is... complicated. Jesse Washington—director and writer of the upcoming documentary Hip-Hop and the White House—speaks on covering the past, present, and future of this imperfect union.
UpRising: How did the idea for Hip-Hop and the White House come about?
Jesse Washington: Several of my colleagues envisioned it as a brief YouTube series. When one of my colleagues left for another job, they asked me to come in and direct.
I picked up the baton, and over the next several months, it grew as we realized what a deep, fertile, and important topic it was. And so what started out being thought of as a couple of quick joints on YouTube corresponding to different presidential administrations ended up as a full-length Hulu documentary.
20 Songs That Are Exactly 4:20 Long
HIGH SCHOOL
From A to Z(ooted), our 4/20 playlist is musically and mathematically perfect
“All Night Long (All Night),” Lionel Richie
“Anaconda,” Nicki Minaj
“American Woman,” Lenny Kravitz
bottom of page