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10 hip-hop songs to take you on a voyage into space

  • Written by A.D. Carson, Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
10 hip-hop songs to take you on a voyage into spaceHip-hop has a long history in referencing space exploration. Taylor Hill/Getty Images for The Meadows Music & Arts Festival

From the earliest days of hip-hop, rap artists have referenced the extraterrestrial to help us escape our earthbound existence.

In “Rapper’s Delight” – the pioneering 1979 rap song by the Sugarhill...

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