Hip Hop Themes

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Hip Hop Themes
A form of culture produced outside the purview of
mainstream society
Incorporation
Commodified at Its Roots
Politics
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Black Radio
Is leery of the music
Why?
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Backlash
Is Rap Music Dangerous?
Is it misogynistic?
Is it vulgar, obscene, and overly violent?
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Incorporation
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Rap is the Mainstream
By 2000, rap music held 13 of music market (rock
music, 25)
Became the preferred cultural style of young
people
Fashion
Language
Sensibility
80 of Rap Musics Audience is White
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Why do White Kids Like this Music?
Racism
Identification
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Has Hip Hop Sold Out?
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Hip Hop Nation to Hip Hop Globe
Asian
Caribbean
Latin
African
European
Diasporic Communities
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France
2nd Largest Rap Music Market
Carribeans
MC Solaar
Arabs
Algerians
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Zulu Nation
Prophets of da City
Afrikaa Bambataa
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Germany
Bushido
12
Australia

• Sleek the Elite

Native Ryme Syndicate
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What are we to make of this phenomenon?
Technology
Economics
Society
Culture
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Lessons from American Media History
19th Century WC White Males
19th Century MC White Females
20th Century Ethnic Immigrants
20th Century MC White Teenagers
20th Century Working Class African Americans
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The American Self as a Global Model
Industrious
Independent
Free
Rational