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Black Voices (Exam)
Black Voices:
"We went from picking cotton, to chaingang line chopping/To be-bopping, to hip-hopping." These are the words of American rapper Mos Def, pointing to the connection between hip-hop/rap and African American history. How and why hip-hop emerged, and how the genre has evolved since then, are some of the aspects we have worked on in this theme. We have primarily used rap lyrics, music videos, and films as our starting points to gain a deeper understanding of the genre, as well as insights into African American history and culture.
Material:
Old school hip Hop:
Grandmaster Flash: "The Message"
The Golden Age of Hip Hop:
Run-DMC: "Proud to Be Black"
ICE-T: "Colors"
Mainstream Hip Hop:
Notorious B.I.G: "Ten Crack Commandments"
2Pac: "Brenda's Got a Baby"
The Female Perspective:
Eve: "Love is Blind"
"Characteristics of Rap"
"Rap Analysis Guide"
fra: "Open Wide", L og R, 2015
John H. McWhorter: "How Hip-Hop Holds Blacks Back" (article, 2003, City-Journal)
"Boyz n the Hood" (film, DVD)
Ladies First, episode 2
"Rap and Hip Hop: Crash Course Black American History #47"
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHCA5b9TkVg)
"A Short History of Hip Hop" (i: "Open Wide", pp. 142-148, L og R) (PDF på Teams)
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Panel discussion
Hand in assignment: Literary essay / Analysis of rap chosen by the student
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