In the movie Roxanne Roxanne there were multiple recurring themes regarding hip-hop norms and standards throughout the film that I recognized. Roxanne Shante was a young, female emcee growing up in Queens in the 1980s who hustled by using her impressive rap battling skills to survive and provide for her family. Roxanne was considered to… Continue reading →
https://www.canva.com/design/DADtS08MLsU/share/preview?token=xzLPYKcm7pHnJwvwuRwGNQ&role=EDITOR&utm_content=DADtS08MLsU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton For my quote collection I chose to use quotes that shed a more positive light on hip-hop by maintaining a theme of how it is used as a tool, especially for marginalized and oppressed communities. Individuals among these communities created and utilize hip-hop as a platform to express themselves, connect with others, acknowledge their… Continue reading →
To find success in any type of community, one needs the resources and support behind them to do so. In the hip hop community it is common for individuals from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds throw themselves into their craft and never receive any recognition for their craft, or have it stolen from them and credited to… Continue reading →
As hip hop created its reputation over the years, it was at first difficult to understand how something so blatantly misogynistic could benefit women in any type of way. However, what I appreciated about this section was it effectively breaking those stereotypes and addressing the fact that the stereotypical “white feminism” is not be the… Continue reading →
This “Hip Hop History” section challenged my preconceptions and opinions on homophobia and queerness in hip hop. The chapter, “It’s All One”, by Kalamka and West, did a notable job of discussing and rebuking the argument stating that hip hop is a major issue/threat to the queer community, despite its reputation of it being a… Continue reading →
