Gender and Sexuality in Hip Hop WOM324
Fall 2019 | 3 credits | Dr. Pabón
Funny thing is last year a friend of mines told me to watch Roxanne Roxanne because its a good watch on Netflix. I thought they were trying to be funny because of my name, I always get asked “Have you heard the song Roxanne?” My response is always if its about the hooker, NO. lol… Continue reading Almonte_E.C_Roxanne
Video I had the opportunity to see Grandmaster Flash perform live at the Upac Center. It was amazing the way he had a crowd of all ages on their feet either dancing around or singing along as he switched up the turntables. In the youtube video they take time to show us how… Continue reading Almonte_E.C._Grandmaster
Roxy Quote Collection For my semester quote selection I wanted to tie it into sexuality,race, body image and the power it has in the hip hop culture. I put together my 10 quotes from the readings, videos and class discussions. One artist we discussed a few times was Cardi B and how much we… Continue reading Almonte_Quote Collection
What do we all know?..Sex Sells! Which is why we love Cardi B honesty. As a society we are obsessed with getting answers on an artist sexuality. Do I solely blame hip hop for this? NO. The same way I would not blame jazz or rock and roll. On p.158 of the Hip Hop Wars,… Continue reading Almonte_The Get Down 7,8,9
The Boogie Down Bronx! The Get Down gets to the nitty gritty of it all. Latins, blacks, art, politics. “We have every right to celebrate the ways that hip hop has served as a form of protest, voice, and counter storytelling for marginalized and oppressed communities.” states the Organic Gloabalizer. A great way to sum… Continue reading Almonte_Get Down
The beginning of “The Crunk” states it best. “Black feminism taught us to love ourselves, to fight for our revolution and to prioritize our own freedom. Hip Hop gave us something to bop our heads to and shake our hips to.” Feminism allows women to express themselves anyway they damn well please with no restrictions.… Continue reading Almonte_Hip Hop Feminism
The Deconstructing Gender and Sexuality section almost makes me feel like I’m playing both sides of the fence. In one of the beginning pages from “The Real HIP HOP” the author states, “I spell feminism as pheminism with ph in order to emphasize the notion that presenting a young woman’s perspective requires a high level… Continue reading Almonte_Deconstructing Gender&Sexuality
I remember hanging out in my room and my older sister came in saying “We like 2pac over here”. I was like “um okay”. Growing up in a Spanish home I was not really sure who 2pac was. Elvis Crespo, Marc Anthony, Celia Cruz were more likely to take over my mothers speaker during saturday… Continue reading Almonte_Blog1