Author: balousep1
Balousek_ExtraCredit
“It forced you to be your best self” I have learned to appreciate the competitive vibe of hip hop. The fact that there is a community filled support, but also it pushed each person to work harder to get on top. Members of the Wu Tang Clan, a group that originated in Staten Island, were… Continue reading Balousek_ExtraCredit
Balousek_Collection Quotes
This semester truly flew by… I went into this course with so many expectations and I can proudly say that I am leaving this semester with more knowledge than I expected. I feel as though throughout this course my understanding for hip hop has evolved, which is obviously hoped for. I have learned much more… Continue reading Balousek_Collection Quotes
Balousek_Extra CreditHip Hop Evolution Season 1 Episode 1
“Hip Hop does not only influence the mainstream, it IS the mainstream” In the first episode of this docuseries, the beginning of hip hop is uncovered. The narrator goes to the sources of hip hop, Kool Herc, Afrikan Bamaataa, and Grandmaster Flash- the “Holy Trinity”. I think what stood out to me was how… Continue reading Balousek_Extra CreditHip Hop Evolution Season 1 Episode 1
BALOUSEK_Extra Credit Reflection on Roxanne Roxanne
Roxanne Roxanne shows how Shante Roxanne is a Hip Hop Queen. It also portrays how life was and most likely still is for up and coming womxn hip hop artists from the projects. From the very beginning of the movie the theme of sexism was very present and it was portrayed throughout the whole film. … Continue reading BALOUSEK_Extra Credit Reflection on Roxanne Roxanne
Balousek_The Get Down 7,8,9
One thing I would like to focus on is sexism within Hip Hop. I noticed that within The Get Down, the b-boys, DJs, MCs, and graff artists were majority men. Books, Shaolin, and the rest of the Get Down Crew would wear clothes that covered their whole bodies and sometimes they rapped about sexual acts… Continue reading Balousek_The Get Down 7,8,9
Baddies with a Beat_What’s up in Hip Hop
For my portion of the presentation I wanted to focus on coming out. While I personally do not feel as though people should ever feel like they have to come out because well, like whoever you want, I wanted to take an inside look at artists who have. I have always seen hip hop as… Continue reading Baddies with a Beat_What’s up in Hip Hop
Balousek_ Blog4
I felt as though the reading “It’s Just Begun” related the most to The Get Down. In the Get Down, Zeke was both Puerto rican and Black, his friends were Black and together created a movement of unity. In episodes 4 and 5, the setting took place when the crime rate increased after the power… Continue reading Balousek_ Blog4
Feminism & Hip Hop_balousek
From reading about the many graffiti grrlz that the author, Jessica Pabón-Colón, wrote about it was very alarming at first to find out that these radical womyn do not identify as feminists. From being a feminist myself, looking at the art that is done on the walls and the breaking that they learn/ teach, along… Continue reading Feminism & Hip Hop_balousek
Balousek_Deconstructing
“Masculinity for men of color is often performed and established through music or other artistic endeavors” (Mcfarland). After discussing sexuality and gender in hip hop in more depth, it became very evident how they are used within the art. I noticed how in the hip hop world in relation to music that most heterosexual… Continue reading Balousek_Deconstructing