Hip Hop as a culture has influenced the world. According to Land and Stovall (2009) hip hop began in the late 1970s, and is a billion dollar, international industry which involves music, clothing, break dancing, electronics, media, and DJs. The culture has become a way of life for many young people. This lecture will ask students to analyze the current state of Hip Hop. Kenrick Lamar and Drake. Where's the beef?!
Kendrick Lamar and Drake have been involved in a public feud, with each artist making accusations against each other and releasing diss tracks. The feud escalated after Lamar's verse on the song entitled "Like That". Using research questions, this lecture will be educational, entertaining, and will ask students to critically examine youth popular culture.
What are the social and historical contexts that shaped the development of early hip hop? What specific events or issues typically trigger hip hop feuds, and are these disagreements related to personal conflicts or larger cultural issues? What societal factors and personal dynamics contribute to the escalation of conflict between hip hop artists?
About the Instructor:
Rondae Drafts is the facilitator. She is the Executive Director of MUSIC Dance.edu and an Adjunct Professor at Mount Wachusetts Community College. Rondae is a Ph.D. researching hip-hop’s cultural impact. She is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, who graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communication, she later moved to Massachusetts and received a Masters Degree in Education from Cambridge College.
This program was made possible by a grant provided by the Holbrook Cultural Council.
