Doug E. Fresh

They're hip-hop artists who weave public-health messages into their rhymes: From left: Sister Fa, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and Ali A.K.A. Mind perform at the Skoll World Forum 2023. During this rap, McDaniels called out: "I'm not afraid of the dark anymore/because I am the light./I'll be there at the start of the war/Because I am the fight."

Hip-hop's got a message real stealthy: To teach the world to be mad healthy!

7:58am May 14, 2023

by Ari Daniel

As hip-hop marks its 50th anniversary, there's a part of its history that's not always told: A mission to create public-health raps.