Contribute / corrections

Open contributions are a v1.5+ goal

Hiphopstorian's v1 is intentionally curator-led. Every node is hand-cited and schema-validated; that discipline is hard to maintain through an open-contribution surface, and we'd rather get the citation foundation solid before opening editing.

What to do if you spot something wrong

Email msaleem@gmail.com with:

• The page URL where you saw the issue
• What you think is wrong
• A public source (URL) that supports your correction — at minimum Tier B per methodology

Corrections go into a curator queue, get vetted against the source you cite, and ship in a subsequent deploy. We track every change in commit history.

What to do if you think we're missing something

Same email, with: the topic, why it matters, and at minimum one Tier A or B source (per the tier system). Submissions that can't be cited won't be added.

What we will not do

• Add a claim because "everyone knows it" — even when everyone does
• Cite content farms, AI summaries, anonymous wikis, or social-media rumors
• Run the site in a Claude voice — opinions stay with named, cited critics