History of Hip Hop Final

Name 5 Hip Hop All Star Collaborations with 3 or more rappers. (You must include the name of the songs and most of the names of the featured artist when they are more than for rappers)

"Get by" Remix, Talib Kweli ft. Mos Def, Jay-Z, Kanye West, & Busta Rhymes (2009)/ "Flava in Ya Ear" (remix) Craig Mack ft Nortorious B.I.G, LL Cool J, Busta & Rampage (1994)/ LOOK AT SLIDES (the rap all-star performance)

Performance and Lyrical Analysis: Kendrick Lamar, 2016 Grammy Awards

. This performance was a tribute to the death of Trayvon Martin, and his promotion of anti-violence of police. In the performance he started off chained, representing the stereotypical opinions of how black people are seen. He goes on and the scene changes to an African environment, giving insight to his life experience and heritage. The lyrics talk about the death of Trayvon, and how it has pushed america back 400 years to the time of slavery, which is why it was important to bring up the importance of his heritage. "On feb 29, i lost my life too" "why didn't he defend himself why couldn't he throw a punch"

Name the artist honored at VHI Hip Hop Honors 2016

All Hail the Queens: Missy Elliot, Queen Latifah, Lil' Kim, Salt-N-Peppa. ADD MORE

Explain Chery L. Keyes, "Fly Girl" category of black female rappers or emcees with examples

Chic clothing and fashionable hair styles, jewelry and cosmetics. Ex: Salt and Pepper, Left Eye and Yoyo.

Lyrical Analysis: Rapsody "Nina" and "Serena" at BET Hip Hop Awards 2019

Get lils (little kids), mils, emit light or emmett till, the spirit of lauren hill, talking about the pharoahs from african past.

Explain what Joan Morgan terms "hip hop feminism"

Idrk she explains how although she's fed up with the stereotypical thoughts of sexism among black women, particularly in the hip hop community, females are also not making it any easier on themselves being excited to be in a music video basically naked. There isn't two ways to go about this topic, so she emphasizes that it needs to start with a change in each individual black woman's behaviors in order to change the stigma.

How is "gun" play and negotiating violence in hip hop lyrics and videos expressions of black manhood? Why is this problematic or worrisome according to some of the commentators?

Most of these lyrics are associated with the popular american idea where when it was one group against another, the violent man used the gun to defend his family and friends, which becomes the modern used metaphor for what it means to be masculine or be suitable part of manhood. Some music groups used their music videos and lyrics to navigate what black men should look like in the inner city. There are two big components for the people in hip hop culture. One is verbal ability and the ability to negotiate violence. These people have navigated what it means to be a black man in the inner city, "gunplay" and violence are two important components. Ex: Public Enemy's logo is a guy in the scope of a gun.

Performance Analysis: Kendrick Lamar and Beyonce: "Freedom" 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards

The beginning of this performance is extremely important to the meaning of the song. They play part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech in the background and he was a huge part of the civil rights movement in america. The performers are dressed in chains and restrictive clothing to mimick slavery and the song is about freedom and cutting chains lose. It is honestly standing behind a modern civil rights movement. Meet me at the finish line 40 acres bring me mine.

Visual Analysis: "Can't Truss It" video by Public Enemy

Black and white video, in an industrial work place with both whites and blacks. There are visual scenes that are obviously portraying slavery and the mistreatment of black people. There are people getting whipped in the back by white leaders and just nonchalantly forcing him to do labor while also causing pain. It speaks to the mistrustment in black history, even way in the past that still has some correlation to today's community. There should be a flip from the past of modern civil rights movements, to the modern day issues.

Analysis of lyrical excerpt from Lauryn Hill's "Black Rage"

Do later something about ⅔ a person, when she's feeling bad about the present she remembers all of these things, and doesn't feel so bad, "black human packages tied up in strings" slavery. Present issues: blatant denial sweet economics, subsistent survival. (at least 3 sentences)

Explain Chery L. Keyes, "Sista with Attitude" category of black female rappers or emcees with examples

Female MC who value attitude as a mean of empowerment and present themselves accordingly. Could be troubled by their views. Ex: Little Kim, Foxy Brown.

What evidence does the documentary present to support its thesis that America is a hyper masculine, violent, and hyper-aggressive society, and therefore "hip hop is pure Americana"?

In the documentary, it interviews people/groups that grew up in areas where they would get scrutinized if they weren't being their most masculine self. They couldn't be seen as soft, they had to promote their hardest self in their music and around their boys. Hip Hop's culture was the epitome of that. In order to get recognized, you were pretty much forced to be hard, put the respect of yourself above anyone else, and make sure people knew you weren't soft. If you didn't act upon these things, you were soft. The gang environment and prison environments were being transferred to the streets and that's what became the norm. The stuff being transferred into the streets then became transferred into the music. If you watch American movies, you see the same kind of violence involved in a lot of hollywood films.In sports culture, video game culture, military culture. American is hyper aggressive and hyper masculine.

According to the documentary and the assigned reading, how does hip hop promote misogyny and objectify female bodies? What examples does the film provide to support this argument?

In the film, they talk about Nelly and his obvious portryament of objectification of women. His company helped promote a bone marrow drive and it got cancelled because of a video that showed him objectifying women. It goes on to explain how this is yet another example of how HIp Hop culture is not serparate from American Culture in general. Objectified female bodies in american culture are in advertising, movies,etc. The way these rappers made a connection between american culture and their music was by using this as the common denominator. It speaks to how this culture is very worried about police brutality, black youth getting incarcerated, and racism, instead of understanding that women being objectified is a main issue as well.

Name 5 Hip Hop R&B Collaborations. (You must include the name of the song, singers and rappers)

LOOK AT SLIDES (hip hop collaberations)

Explain Chery L. Keyes, "Lesbian" category of black female rappers or emcees with examples

Lesbian Rappers and R&B artist. Ex: Queen Pen, Young Ma

Brittany Cooper's argument about Iggy Azalea and "post racial" cultural appropriation

She is critiquing iggy by saying she appropriates black culture. Other white rappers have become extremely successful but they haven't had to appropriate the culture. Something about T.I.. She didn't want the influence of white rappers that appropriate black hip hop cultures to get recognized as major people in the hip hop industry. She mimicks instead of having her own style. "Same shit different day" What is post racial mess?? Idk What is authentic hip hop??? It is framed by artists who know where they come from and perform accurately. Artists who don't recognize and appreciate the history of this genre aren't authentic hip hop artists.

Visual Analysis: "Sound of da Police" video by KRS-ONE

There are a lot of images of police brutality in this music video and the lyrics point to how they mistreat the black community and more times than not, they get violent with the black community way faster than the white community. In the song the lyrics "thats the sound of the beast" goes along with the visuals of this music video well because it's showing how inhumane the police can be towards the black community.

Explain Chery L. Keyes, "Queen Mother" category of black female rappers or emcees with examples

Views themselves African center ions. How they dress or their hair. Agesagic black woman. Newbian Queens, intelligent. Sister dropping signs to the people. Ex: Queen Mother Rage, Isis, and Yoyo, Rap City (Get it Get it)

Lyrical Analysis: Eminem, "The Storm" Freestyle, 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards

Whos bannon? They're referring to Charlottesville, they're told to go back to africa, taking the knee during the pledge, "you're a POW who was tortured and battered, john mccain." They're talking about the wall in the song.