In turn, rap music has become a constitutive part of black popular culture as well as American popular culture more generally. by Alexandra Rosales Throughout this course I have noticed how important hip hop culture is to popular culture. I was unaware of the amount of influence hip hop had on my everyday life.… Continue reading
“Sexism is everywhere; we know this”, hip hop is often blamed for normalizing sexism. It is hard to pin point a structure in society that is to blame for normalization of sexism. As stated in the reading those in urban schools have many other things to worry about then sexism. A few episodes before, the Bronx was experiencing a major power outage for… Continue reading
In the city with thousands of people around it is hard to stick out and be a leader. Ezekiel took leadership when trying to get the man who was selling recordings of Grand Master Flash. Kuttner and White-Hammond state that Project Hip Hop helps mold young artists into leaders. These young adults need a space… Continue reading
Hip hop has been known to objectify women; from the video vixens to the vulgar lyrics against women. I’ve spoken to many women who classify themselves as feminists and they find it difficult to enjoy rap music. Some even feel guilty of listening to music and think they are supporting the objectification of women. In… Continue reading
“The pheminists of hip hop represent the science of how to incorporate emotion and desire and stand up for oneself, and protect, represent, and be oneself.”, in a patriarchal society it is hard to be yourself without getting bashed foreign a women (Morgan 148). This quote from the Morgan reading shows how hip hop has… Continue reading
Coming into this course as someone who doesn’t listen to hip hop, I was unaware of how society and individuals have created hip hop into the most popular music genre today. The Forman reading although, difficult to read was the most impactful. After learning about space and place I was able to understand the roots… Continue reading
In the Forman reading it discusses the importance of textual spatial. Within textual spatial consumers are able to connect the poem to social reality. In the poem the poets talk about being African American and shedding light on the liberating movements like marching in Alabama. Through the use of textual spatial we are able to… Continue reading
