Sean Garrett to speak at GSU’s Atlanta Hip Hop Archives launch

Sean Garrett to speak at GSU’s Atlanta Hip Hop Archives launch In honor of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, GSU has developed the Atlanta Hip Hop Archives — and Sean Garrett will be a keynote speaker at the launch!

By Hope Dean

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - In honor of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, Georgia State University has developed the Atlanta Hip Hop Archives — and Sean Garrett will be a keynote speaker at the launch!

Garrett, a Grammy Award-winning music producer with hits like Usher’s “Yeah!” under his belt, came to Atlanta News First to talk about the event. The archives look to preserve documents and stories related to hip-hop’s growth and development in Atlanta.

The launch is on Thursday, Nov. 9 at the Georgia State University Library from 4 - 9 p.m.

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Hope Dean

Hope Dean

Hope Dean is a digital content producer with Atlanta News First. She previously reported for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Fresh Take Florida.