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MITCHELL_Extra Credit Reflection on BEAT STREET

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Beat Street is a 1984 American dance/drama film featuring the New York City hip hop culture of the early 1980s, highlighting breakdancing, DJing, and graffiti. Set in the South Bronx, the film follows the lives of two brothers and their group of friends, all of whom are devoted to various elements of early hip hop… Continue reading →

Klein_Blog #5(repost)

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A major discourse affiliated with the hip hop community surrounds the perpetuation of sexism. Though the normalization of internalized misogyny is highly structured into our society, hip hop has infamously carried the reputation of exploiting women. Women in the hip hop industry have very little say in regards to the creation of their art. This… Continue reading →