Marcel P. Black joins us to discuss the state of hip-hop, education, activism, and art.
Read moreBeyonce’ Breaks Souls, Culture and Class Consciousness
Beyonce’s new song speaks to a broader understanding of culture and class. Jared A. Ball is a Professor of Communication and Africana Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. and author of The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power (Palgrave, 2020, 2nd Edition Coming Spring 2023). Ball is also host of the podcast…
Read moreHip-Hop vs. The Bourgeois West … and ‘Hip-Hop Studies’? by Greg Thomas
Mi Say WAR: Hip-Hop vs. The Bourgeois West … and ‘Hip-Hop Studies’? (A Review of Tricia Rose’s The Hip-Hop Wars, For Example) by Greg Thomas “It’s bigger than religion Hip-Hop It’s bigger than my nigga Hip-Hop It’s bigger than the government [Erykah Badu, “The Healer / Hip-Hop” (2008)] And it’s much bigger than academic criticism, for sure. Sylvia…
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