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50 years of hip-hop; Jax Tech Week; Jags' recap

Duval hip-hop artists Mr. Al Pete, Q, Willie Evans Jr. and Swordz pose with First Coast Connect host Al Letson after a segment celebrating hip-hop's 50th anniversary.
Stacey Bennett
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WJCT News 89.9
Duval hip-hop artists Mr. Al Pete, Q, Willie Evans Jr. and Swordz pose with First Coast Connect host Al Letson after a segment celebrating hip-hop's 50th anniversary.

This August marked the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Duval is rich in hip-hop history and home to many iconic rappers and emcees. Today, we celebrate the genre with notable Jacksonville-based artists.

Mr. Al Pete, hip-hop artist, emcee and podcaster; Swordz, hip-hop artist and actor; Willie Evans Jr., hip-hop artist, video artist, graphic designer and sound engineer; and Q, hip-hop artist and sound engineer at All Pro Recording Studio, join the conversation.

Jax Tech Week

The University of North Florida’s Data Science for Social Good program is partnering with Jax Tech Week for an inaugural week of AI and data tech events.

Dan Richard, program director of UNF’s Florida Data Science for Social Good, and Lucy Chen, vice president of advocacy and community engagement at Cathedral Arts Project, tells us more.

Jaguars preseason recap

The Jacksonville Jaguars faced off with the Detroit Lions on Saturday in their second preseason game. Our very own sports analyst, Josh Torres, gives us a recap.

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Stacey Bennett is the producer of "First Coast Connect" and "What's Health Got to Do With It?" She is a Jacksonville-based singer-songwriter who performs under the nom de plume Folk is People. Stacey holds bachelor's degrees in both political science and psychology from the University of North Florida and a master's in business administration from Saint Leo University.