Posts by Jenna
Palme_Quote Collection
Jenna’s Quote Collection I came into this class with very little knowledge of hip-hop feminism, so the readings have opened my eyes tremendously to a side of feminism I’ve been blind to as a white woman. The quote that hit me the most was Joan Morgan’s, “I needed a feminism brave enough to fuck with… Continue reading
Tang Wu Clan – Double Standards in Hip Hop
Amaya Rivera Our What’s Up in Hip Hop focuses on double standards in hip hop, placing a special emphasis on Jermaine Dupri and a controversial comment that he made pertaining to female artists and “Stripper Rap” or “Strap” as he suggested it be called, describing the type of music he believes that all these female… Continue reading
Palme_Homophobia and Sexism in the Get Down
Mylene Cruz is one talented woman, but her talent just isn’t enough according to those at her record company. Roy Asheton believes the only way he can sell Mylene’s records is through “sexing” her up to make her more consumable for a mass audience. Her current reputation as a gospel disco queen just isn’t enough. … Continue reading
Palme_Rebuilding the Cypher through the Get Down
I feel like the introduction to this chapter perfectly explains the fight going on in Zeke’s mind over if he should choose to stick it out with the Get Down Brothers or break out of the Bronx starting with taking Papa Fuerte’s internship. Mylene and Papa Fuerte represent the people who dismiss rap and hip… Continue reading
Palme_Feminism
I never thought about different aspects of feminism in cultures like hip-hop because I just figured intersectional feminism covered all bases. Obviously, I was wrong and that thought came from a place of privilege as I’m a white, cis, straight woman. I think the ideas of hip-hop feminism are really important to speak about because… Continue reading
Palme_Deconstructing
I feel like I’ve always known how little respect women get throughout most art forms, but I never stopped to think about the treatment of gender and sexuality in hip hop probably because I’ve never really paid attention to it. What really opened my eyes was how female graffiti artists were treated. The reaction to… Continue reading
Palme_Exploring Hip-Hop’s History
I came into this class thinking I’d know next to nothing about hip-hop and its origins, but it turns out I knew more than I thought I did – I just never related it to hip-hop. In high school, I took a class on urban history and we discussed Robert Moses and his plan to… Continue reading
Jenna Palme – The Last Poets
The first half of this poem drops the names of several cities that are vital to the music industry – as Forman notes on page 7 that being from a city meant you were “with it.” He presents cities as central to hip-hop culture, so I thought this poem would connect well to the article because so many cities or neighborhoods that are well known for their connection to music were mentioned.