AAAS 2511 Chapter : Hip Hop
Document Summary
However, even though there is a benefit providing an outlet for their speech there are stereotypes attached to rappers which affect representations the collective consciousness of black men. There is liberation in hip-hop, in the sense that there is the freedom to tell one"s story in a non-conventional way. Without hip-hop, many black men who feel ostracized from institutions and local communities would not have an academic space to express themselves, it is an outlet that is needed. The counterargument expressed is that even though hip-hop provides free speech it promoting misogyny, sexism, homophobia, and blatant hyper masculine performances"". Promotes the idea within the media and society that black men are too aggressive, violent, and angry. Rappers often exploit this stereotype, playing into the gaze of the white mainstream imagination in order to make profit, as only speaking about drugs, violence sex makes black artist popular to white audience which means more record deals.