Hip-Hop/Rap
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A special issue of Studies in Musical Theatre offering a range of new critical perspectives on Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton, including: “Is It Like a Beat Without a Melody?”: Rap and Revolution in Hamilton | Jeffrey Severs Rise... more
Hip-hop in South Africa has been on a roller coaster ride since its emergence as a protest tool among non-white youths against apartheid in the early 1980s. Although the collapse of apartheid in the early 1990s opened up an era of... more
Authenticity occupies a central position in sociology and those social science fields, which deal with subcultures and racial identity. When considered alongside music and culture, aspects of legitimacy and imagery emerge and are debated.
“Old Town Road” holds the record for the most weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Lil Nas X, the artist behind it, gained popularity in a matter of months. He came out as gay on Twitter on June 30, 2019 and has addressed... more
The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate, if possible, whether there is any relation between rap and African-American music. That is to say, if rap directly comes from the music that the first slaves to arrive in North American soil... more
During the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West famously interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for "Best Female Video." A year later both performers returned to the VMAs with songs that responded directly to the original... more
This paper explores the importance of Kendrick Lamar in the entertainment industry, in hip-hop and in American History. The essence of this paper explores his celebrity black body in relation to history, identity and his contribution to... more
À l’aune des 30 ans du « rap Galsen », l’article explore les tensions entre générations de rappeurs à travers le prisme de l’ostentation matérielle. Cette exploration permet de restituer les processus de différenciation à l’œuvre dans... more
Libro compilado y editado por David Ponce, realizado en coautoría con Susana Díaz, Luis Felipe Saavedra, Freddy Olguín, Leyla Manzur y Javiera Tapia.
In this article, I examine how the dominant paradigm of development led to the Bronx being in a state of ruin, the development of hip-hop culture as a self-empowerment tool, and how that tool is used to direct change in blighted urban... more
This essay looks to the work of iconic rap artist Tupac Shakur to illuminate the role of Black rage as a common denominator between rap’s most conscious and gangsta iterations. Specifically, by theorizing Black rage as the founding... more
Na canção Gaudí da cantora de rap portuguesa Capicua, é possível sentir o mal-estar na civilização do mundo pós-moderno e líquido em que vivemos. Tudo se desfaz e desmorona. A solução está longe de ser aquela apresentada pelo capitalismo... more
Na última sexta-feira, dia 3 de julho, aconteceu o lançamento de um jornal feito por apenadas do presídio feminino Talavera Bruce, situado no Complexo Penitenciário de Bangu. Estive participando de parte da produção, que entre outras... more
Drawing from close to four years of ethnographic fieldwork, in-depth interviews, and video recordings, this paper analyzes how inner-city men sustain playful street corner rap " battles " in South Central Los An-geles. Although... more
In Global Linguistic Flows: Hip Hop Cultures, Youth Identities, and the Politics of Language, ed. by H. Samy Alim, Awad Ibrahim, and Alastair Pennycook. New York: Routledge. 63–77.
Peut-on user d'instruments de musique? Participer à un concert? Chanter librement ce que l'on ressent? Ou faut-il se limiter à ce que l’on doit scander et qui semble conforme à la morale islamique? D’emblée, le fait musical des musulmans... more
This was published as an online supplement to POETICS VOL. 41 (2013) no. 2 "Gangs and Gangsta Rap in Chicago: A Microscenes Perspective." It offers the most detailed account of the research methods used for this project.
В статье рассматриваются специфические признаки популярного сегодня жанра рэп-баттла, соединяющего, по мнению автора, признаки письменной и устной культуры. Автор полемизирует с теми, кто видит в рэп-баттлах продолжение традиции... more
Although much has been written regarding Internet theory, there is still work to be done exploring the nature of lived experience online to assess the validity of such theoretical discussion. This ethnographic research explores the... more
Dramaturgy of Form examines verse in twenty-first-century theatre practice across different languages, cultures, and media. Through interdisciplinary engagement, Kasia Lech offers a new method for verse analysis in the performance... more
Hip-hop has long been considered political: as Chuck D. famously observed "rap music is the CNN of the ghetto". Moving beyond clearly political themes, slogans, and acts of alterity at the heart of Hip-Hop, this essay employs the work of... more
The Iraq War’s enduring conflict has proven resilient in its on-and-off relationship with the US and international forces occupying. Streamlining a more sustainable counterinsurgency plan remains a critical link to securing stability... more
Abstract: From DJ Premier's beat productions in the early'90s to Kanye West's live performance at the 2010 Video Music Awards, the Akai MPC has long been considered standard sampling technology in any hip-hop... more
How do poverty, youth and crime relate to the concept of being 'cool'? Jonathan Ilan presents a unique, theoretically informed overview of street culture in various parts of the world – its origins, functions, manifestations and appeal –... more
Iglesias Botrán, Ana María. 2014. "El rap francés como historia urbana: un objeto de estudio multidisciplinar". En Cuarenta años de trova urbana. Acercamientos textuales al rap. Ed. Laura Filardo Llamas y Enrique Cámara Arenas. Ediciones... more
In the mid-to-late 1980s, rap music became the soundtrack of Americanization. Along with breakdance, graffiti, and deejaying, rap inspired young people all over the world to create and practice their own versions of this popular culture.... more
Este trabalho se propõe a analisar a retórica do rap de Fortaleza no contexto da filosofia de Paulo Freire da “pedagogia do oprimido” para elucidar a relação do rapper com as comunidades. Partindo de uma pesquisa etnográfica realizada com... more
Objectives: This study seeks to determine the prevalence of violence in a popular hip-hop entertainment magazine, a previously overlooked medium. Methods: We performed a content analysis on a random sample of 48 issues of The Source... more
Explores the use of the "n-word" in rap music and hip hop culture.