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Curatorsof Hip Hop

A global movement dedicated to preserving hip hop culture, from the park jams to the present day, for the generations coming up next.

Young man holding a boombox in front of a graffiti wall
Three women in matching leather jackets and gold chains
DJ working the turntables
Dancer mid-backflip in a schoolyard

We preserve hip hop culture by telling its stories from the people who built it.

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From the Archive

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Subway cars covered in painted graffiti pieces
Graffiti

Painted Steel: The Train Era

 Dancer in red performing on the sidewalk as a crowd watches
Dance

Sidewalk Cyphers

 Three friends laughing under the Apollo Theater marquee
Harlem

Under the Apollo Lights

Worldwide

One culture.
Every continent.

  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Africa
  • North America

COHH has featured content from Asia, Europe, Africa and North America, connecting the people who carry the culture forward wherever they are.

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Magazine feature: DSSENT Taipei Chapter 2nd Anniversary

Press · Taipei BANG magazine sat down with COHH founder Jermaine for the DSSENT Taipei Chapter 2nd Anniversary.

The Collection

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Vintage issue of The Source magazine
Print

The Source, Vintage Issue

Magazines that documented the culture in real time, issue by issue.

Leather Africa medallion resting on a vintage album cover
Wearables

The Africa Medallion

The leather medallion: a symbol of pride and consciousness worn across an era.

Two friends posing in a bucket hat, Yankees jacket and gold chains
Style

Street Style Portraits

Kangols, satin jackets and gold rope: the uniform of a generation.

COHH founders Jermaine Fletcher and Jimmie Thomas
Photo: ericjemal.com

The Founders

Jermaine Fletcher & Jimmie Thomas

Two lifelong students of the culture who built COHH to make sure hip hop's history is recorded, honored and passed on through events, film, multimedia and technology.

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Let's Collab

Brands, museums, schools, artists: if you're looking to tell hip hop's story the right way, we should talk.

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