I chose these quotes because I felt that they either spoke a truth, provided an important perspective, or resonated with me personally. Growing up in the south Bronx I was raised on Hip Hop and so a lot of these readings felt personally relevant and made me reflect on how I have been influenced by… Continue reading →

During these episodes, we see Zeke and Mylene both grappling with their future as it’s tied to music. Zeke goes back and forth between Yale and the get down before making his choice to commit to the music with Shaolin. However, every time Mylene is brought up she’s disparaged by Shaolin, usually being called a… Continue reading →

The premise of the reading was placing Black and Latino youth in a position to grow and foster their knowledge surrounding their culture and hip hop, eventually hoping to change Hip Hop for the better. The kids going to PHH are mirroring the kids from The Get Down in different time frames; both trying to… Continue reading →

At a surface level, it seems like Hip Hop is the opposite of feminism due to the misogyny, objectification, glorification of violence, etc. but we have to dig deeper to understand the complexities of this intersection. While a large part of Hip Hop might not be considered feminist there are a lot of feminists who… Continue reading →

This section focused more on women’s experiences in Hip Hop and I feel like the same theme always pops up: fighting to forge your own space, which to me is informed by intersectionality. In the Pheminist reading on page 139, Morgan writes, “They knew that their men’s notion of a better world was to have… Continue reading →

I don’t consider myself to be that knowledgeable about hip hop but I’ve listened to it since childhood and even as a child I noticed the lack of women represented and how women were treated. Reading about the origins of hip hop coming from the Bronx from black and brown kids felt personal as I… Continue reading →