RS170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Poor Righteous Teachers, Dj Kool Herc, Elijah Muhammad
Document Summary
Began in the 1970s in bronx, ny by black marginalized groups. 1979 sugarhill gang"s rapper"s delight (#2 hip hop song in the world) the concept of bragging about yourself was present from the beginning. Highlights transitional/hybrid qualities of the black atlantic. Early hip hop has strong black empowerment/black nationalist message. Converted to nation of islam while in prison. Preached racial separation, black superiority, and imminent destruction of the white race. Changed from a black nationalism to a muslim nationalism. Comes from the belief that fard muhammad is allah incarnate, and elijah muhammad is his messenger. The original man in the asiatic black man. White people are devils created by a mad scientist 6000 years ago. Black people used to have silky hair and soft features, but when they moved to the sub-saharan they became jungle-fied with coarse hair internalized racism. Many early hip hop artists were members or allies of the nation of islam.
