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The Faces of Hip-Hop

The National Portrait Gallery has never been known for being particularly hip, but one of its current exhibitions explores the personalities and passions behind hip-hop culture.

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Hip-Hop Artists Take Center Stage
Article | Could there be any better indication that the once stodgy museum world has now fully embraced pop culture than the appearance of graffiti on the walls of the National Portrait Gallery? Well, that and the portrait of Stephen Colbert that hangs outside a second-floor bathroom.
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