Hip Hop

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Hip Hop
Economic Stratification
Federal Disinvestment
Rooted in a Post-Industrial Urban Context
Economic Globalization
Privatization of Communication Networks
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South Bronx
A National Symbol of Urban Blight
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Hip Hop a Post-Industrial Style
Naming
DJing
Rapping
Identity
Breakdancing
Group Affiliation
Graffitti
Innovation
A System of Meaning that takes place through
Commodities
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Hip Hop Hits the Mainstream
Flashdance (1983)
Rappers Delight (1979)
Run-D.M.C. (1984)
Breakin (1984)
Tom Tom Club, Wordy Rappinghoood (1981)
Beat Street (1984)
Beastie Boys, License to Ill (1986)
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Def Jam Records
Rick Rubin
Russell Simmons
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Message Music
Grand Master Flash, The Message (1982)
Ice-T, Colors (1987)
KRS-1, Who Protects Us From You? (1985)
Public Enemy, Night of the Living Baseheads (1
988)
Black Nationalism
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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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Why do White Kids Like this Music?
Racism
Identification
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Has Hip Hop Sold Out?