- Collection:
- Popular Music Collections
- Title:
- Branden Peters oral history interview, 2023-07-20
- Creator:
- Peters, Branden, 1976-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Newberry, Brittany
- Date of Original:
- 2023-07-20
- Subject:
- Journalism
Mass media and art
Sports journalism
Rap (Music)
Hip-hop (Music)
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Freelance journalism
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta University Center (Ga.)
OutKast (Musical group)
Dungeon Family (Musical group)
Goodie Mob (Musical group)
TechTV (Television network)
Turner Network Television
Mass media
Sportscasters
Freaknik
African Americans - People:
- Satcher, David, 1941-
Jay-Z, 1969-
Dash, Dame, 1971-
Holmes, Teck, 1976-
Lil Duval, 1977-
Aaliyah, 1979-2001
Dre, Mac, 1970-2004 - Location:
- United States, California, Alameda County, Oakland, 37.80437, -122.2708
United States, California, San Francisco Bay Area, 37.77239, -122.42349
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- oral histories (document genres)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Branden Peters is an Atlanta-based journalist and marketing professional. Originally from the Bay Area, Peters was born in Inglewood, California in 1976. He is also an alumni of Clark Atlanta University, where he obtained his bachelors in mass media arts.
In this interview, Branden Peters discusses growing up in California's Bay area and moving to Atlanta to attend Clark Atlanta University (CAU). Peters also details the impact CAU, the Atlanta University Center, and the city of Atlanta had on him, particularly in relation to black community, culture, and music. Peters' relationship to hip hop and observations about local styles of hip hop throughout the county are also explored throughout the interview, as is his experience working in journalism and television. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/popmusic/id/11064
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: M259_PetersB_20230720, Atlanta Hip Hop Oral History Project, Music and Popular Culture Collection, Special Collections and Archives. Georgia State University, Atlanta.
- Original Collection:
- Container 679
Music and Popular Culture Collection
Atlanta Hip Hop Oral History Project - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
