Ametist Azordegan is a Swedish hip hop expert and social entrepreneur. Listening to this episode will introduce you to a side of Swedish culture that may not be the first you encounter. Ametist's hip hop skills include recognising different hip hop sounds from different parts of Sweden. Ametist talks to Maria and Philip about the potential for academic research to study hip hop culture to understand what is going on in society, but also how hip hop in Sweden has changed over time.   Juice Studio Foundation https://www.juicestudios.se/ Ametist Azordegan is the founder and chairperson of the non-profit Juice Studio Foundation. Juice Studio Foundation creates life chances for young people in socially disadvantaged areas, using hip hop culture as the basis for all projects. A drop of midnight / En droppe midnatt a novel by Jason Diakité The hip hop artist Jason “Timbuktu” Diakité’s vivid and intimate journey through his own and his family’s history — from South Carolina slavery to twenty-first-century Sweden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.