Definitions:
Hegemonic: the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group
Peculiar: strange, queer, and odd.
Multiethnic: made up of people of various ethnicities
Obfuscating: confusing
Tumultuous: disorderly or noisy, disturbance
Sacrosanct: treated as if holy : immune from criticism or violation
Malleability: capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences
Keepin’ It Real: Definitions in Flux
Hip-hop came about in the 1970s in South Bronx. This caused criminal activity and the black community to be associated directly to hip-hop. Since hip-hop came from South Bronx, which is a mainly black community, whites have been removed from hip-hop culture. This is because most are from middle-class, suburban living. In hip-hop, whites are not considered authentic. Eminem is an exception to this. He is authentic because of his experience. He doesn’t rap about surreal things. He raps about the troubles he has been through. Also, he was one of the first whites to take the chance and enter hip-hop.
Graffiti art and b-boying are only considered authentic to hip-hop in the Latino community. Some African Americans have attained doing graffiti art and b-boying, but it did not originate where hip-hop did.
Friday, February 26, 2010
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What do you think would happen if a black middle class male started to rap? Could he be authentic in his own way? A way that isn't directed towards drugs or anything like that. I think he could; he could tell how it was hard for him to stay on the right path.
ReplyDeletethats true about eminem. why do you think he took that chacne to enter the rap game?
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