The Question Of Nigga Authenticity

As we all grow up, we try to learn who we are, to present ourselves as authentic as we possibly can. We also want to present ourselves to relate to others which may be inauthentic. For instance, when it comes to hip hop music, the question of authenticity has come to mind in recent years. In the early years of hip hop, artists rapped about personal and true events that made one think after listening to it. Nowadays, it seems that artists only write content that is sellable with no meaning behind

Sandy Liao 4/20/2016 SOCY 118 Professor Klett Authenticity of Hip-Hop Authenticity has been connected to hip-hop since the genre’s inception in the late 1970s. Claims to authenticity are widespread to an unparalleled degree throughout all types of hip-hop music, from “gangsta”, lyrical, and party. Why is hip-hop preoccupied to such a large extent with the notion of authenticity? What qualities creates authentic hip-hop? Despite the previous absence of scholarly attention given to hip-hop, there

White people have been the superior race since the very beginning of America. Throughout history white people have owned and ruled almost everything about American culture. Although white people are still the majority and have most of the wealth in America, there is one thing they do not own, the n-word. This one word has caused controversy and conflicts between races in society. The essay “Why Do They Get to Use the N-word But I Can’t” talks about the issue of who can say this word and why are only

Discuss notions of ‘authenticity’ in relation to either: a) Hip-Hop (and/or its sub genres). How have race, class and gender been redefined with regards to ‘keeping it real’? You should refer to academic texts such as Jones, Steve (2002) Pop Music & the Press. Temple Uni. Press The notion of the authenticity in hip-hop is that it has to do with being associated to “the street” or the urban ghetto. “The core of Hip Hop cultural activity”, a “site of originality, culture, perception, and

by one. As everyone gets settled into interview mode, the group gets into a discussion about the questions they hate to answer; Nes says he hates being asked when he started rapping, and Dominique talks about a recent interview that repeatedly referenced the fact that she was the only woman a part of the group, as if she hasn’t been asked the question many times before. Knowing that there was no question to whether she could hold her own against the men of Magna Media, the guys weren’t having it.

Misogyny in Hip Hop | 3.5.2012Dr. Tshombe WalkerAFR 1503 | Tina Marie | Misogyny in Hip Hop culture refers to lyrics, videos, or other aspects of hip hop culture that support, glorify, justify or normalize the objectification, exploitation or victimization of women. Misogyny in hip hop music instills and perpetuates negative stereotypes about women. It can range from innuendos to stereotypical characterizations and defamations. Overt misogyny in rap and hip hop music emerged in the

Everybody wanna cut the legs off him: The story behind Kendrick Lamar’s King Kunta Landing in Billboard’s top 20 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs and Hot rap songs, Kendrick Lamar’s song King Kunta has raised many questions as to the rich meanings behind the song from his most recent album, To Pimp A Butterfly. With references to James Brown, Michael Jackson, Bill Clinton and Richard Pryor, this musical beauty addresses black oppression that existed largely in the 18th century. King Kunta, the title

The Role of Music Recently I attended a family gathering to celebrate my brother 's 25th birthday. Ignoring the fact that my grandma could hear, as guest started to arrive, I played more up to date music. Yes, every other word was "nigga" this and "bitch" that but the base but dumping so everyone seemed to be having a good time. That is until I notice everyone was separated. Because I don’t allow my kids to listen to most of the current music on the radio, they were in one area of the house and

The essence of Kanye West is a contradiction; he embodies two opposite sides of the hip hop spectrum: the conscious and the ignorant. One side of the spectrum embodies the ideals of brotherhood, collective being, and addresses the social and political aspects affecting the people of society as Kanye explained formerly as “spoken word.” The other side demands the artist to live through the art of self-gratification by any means necessary or as Kanye put it, being able to “buy 80 gold chains and go

Chapter One Race Films as a Genre in American Cinema “Most people pronounced his last name ‘Mee-show,’ though some who knew him insist it was ‘Mi-shaw.’ The correct pronunciation of his name is only the beginning of the ambiguities and mysteries associated with Oscar Micheaux” Patrick Mulligan—Oscar Micheaux: The Great and Only: The Life of America 's First Black Filmmaker From the very beginning of the early stages in American cinema, African Americans had a presence on the silver screen. The