https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1AKW0XoVVBV8Fevcq0XWIIivd0WxLodKy The quotes that I chose reflect what I believe was the most important things that I learned in this course. I learned about intersectionality, about the differences between feminism, hip hop feminism, and crunk feminism, and about where hip hop came (and continues to come) from. My quotes from Tricia Rose in “The Hip… Continue reading
Episodes 7, 8 and 9 of The Get Down focus largely on Zeke and Mylene following their dreams. Mylene’s worth is tied to her sexuality, her father sees her as worthless whenever she expresses any. Women expressing or repressing their sexuality has been an issue since the beginning of hip hop. Although sexism did not… Continue reading
The Get Down portrays Puerto Rican kids in the Brox fighting to have their voices heard. In episodes 4 and 5 of the Get Down we watch Ezekial take Mylene’s funky disco gospel beat to spit his sick rhymes on. Just like New York Ricans from the Hip Hop Zone says, funk is the foundation… Continue reading
Hip hop feminism is about embodying feminism while not necessarily taking on the title. Or maybe a hip hop feminist will embrace crunk feminism, a “particular brand of hip hop feminism, a percusive feminism that finds its way, its mode, its articulation in the spaces of noises, cacophony, and controversy (Cooper).” Hip hop feminism speaks… Continue reading
Before taking this class I think I unconsciously consider gender and sexuality in hip hop as I predominantly listen to female rappers who embrace their sexualities. In the chapter “Performing Feminist Masculinity in a Postfeminist Era” from the book Graffiti Grrlz, Miss17 said that a rite of passage for women is learning “to make yourself… Continue reading
As someone who enjoys the often problematic flossy rap of the 21st century it was interesting to visit the rap and hip hop cultural atmosphere that started it all. Hip hop started from the hood and was popularized by poor young Latinos and black individuals. I admire the defiant and revolutionary performances, pieces and music… Continue reading
The Foreman reading and The Last Poets spoken word entitled “Before the White Man Came” deal greatly with how obtaining and claiming space is a source of power. “It can be unifying or differentiating and is structured in and through numerous institutional agendas and public discourse.” Forman wrote. “Before the White Man Came” directly relates… Continue reading
