by admin | Mar 12, 2010 | Hip-hop
, originally uploaded by Asa Beal. One of my students is currently studying abroad, and has been taking pictures of graffiti that he’s seen while in Europe. I’m going to showcase some of his shots here.
by admin | Apr 13, 2009 | Hip-hop, Neoliberalism, things that make you go hmm |
I’ve already mentioned this on facebook, but my book Stare in the Darkness: Rap, Hip-hop, and Black Politics has been accepted for publication by the University of Minnesota Press. I plan to rewrite portions of it, to turn it in by August, for August 2010...
by admin | Sep 25, 2008 | Campaigns and Elections, Gender and Politics, Hip-hop, Obama, The Mass Media, things that make you go hmm |
Byron Hurt has a new project examining black masculinity and the jump off point is a question about the connection between Barack Obama and Curtis Jackson (50 Cent). Trailer no. 2: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEOT4wAetzY[/youtube] I am going to come back...
by admin | May 30, 2008 | Hip-hop, Pop Culture, The Mass Media, Urban Politics |
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=3zxCOKG3orQ[/youtube] And I’m pretty sure that the DJ is ?uestlove. The MC at the end talks about how Nutter is what Philadelphia needs. He provides a “breath of fresh air.” Once Nutter got going, I was feeling...
by admin | Dec 5, 2007 | Announcements, Hip-hop, The Mass Media, things that make you go hmm |
50 Cent “Ski Mask Way” [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Afpt_pCvDGo[/youtube] Japanese Rap Group “On Boot Street” [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=7H14nuSdE8w[/youtube] Lotfitv “Fisical Danger”...
by admin | Oct 16, 2007 | Hip-hop, The Mass Media, things that make you go hmm
The video below is by Bakar, the same artist responsible for Les Gens Comme Eux (People Like Them). The French immigration narrative is an interesting one for a number of reasons. When France lost over 2 million citizens to WWI and WWII French officials felt the best...
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