Dec. 5, 2013—Assistant Professor of Musicology Loren Kajikawa presented his talk "Before Rap: DJs, MCs, and Pre-1979 Hip Hop Performances" at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in September of 2013.

Video of the entire presentation, which was sponsored by the American Musicological Society and the Oregon Humanities Center, is now available online.

Prof. Kajikawa is introduced at around 14:00 in the video.