NCCU: music is a strong and universally accepted aspect of black culture. It has given birth to the genres of blues, jazz, gospel, rap, house, disco, funk, soul, trap, ragga, ska, dub, grime, reggae, calypso, hip hop, r&b, dubstep, soul, and neo-soul. We believe that there are new instruments and ideas to be discovered. We are beginning this paradigmatic journey at an innovation center we launched at North Carolina Central University.