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Cole's third album 2014 Forest Hills Drive was the first conscious hip hop album (and one of the first hip hop albums) to go double platinum without any features from other artists. [32] Throughout his career, J. Cole's music has taken a more conscious tone, most notably on his 2017 album KOD , which features anti-drug themes, "Once an Addict ...
Progressive rap music is defined by its critical themes around societal concerns such as structural inequalities and political responsibility. According to Lincoln University professor and author Emery Petchaur, artists in the genre frequently analyze "structural, systematic, and reproduced" sources of oppression and inequality in the world, [3] while Anthony B. Pinn of Rice University ...
In 1988 The Stop the Violence Movement was formed by rapper KRS-One in response to violence in the hip hop and black communities. Including some of the biggest stars in contemporary East Coast hip hop (including Public Enemy), the movement released a single, "Self Destruction", in 1989, with all proceeds going to the National Urban League.
The documentary concerned the history of rap music and hip-hop culture in the United States, from its origins in the Bronx to mainstream stardom at the turn of the 20th century, to the present day. The documentary focuses a lens on the political aspects and ramifications of Hip-hop music in a reactionary culture. [3]
Underground rap, also known as underground hip hop, is a subgenre of hip hop known for its political and socially conscious lyrics. Unlike mainstream rap, which often focuses on themes such as money, power, and fame, underground rap addresses more serious and often controversial topics, such as racism , police brutality , and social inequality .
Hipster racism is engaging in behaviors typically regarded as racist and defending them as being performed ironically or satirically.Rachel Dubrofsky and Megan W. Wood have described it as being supposedly "too hip and self-aware to actually mean the racist stuff one expresses". [1]
Gen Z influencer sensation Alix Earle, 23, started her content-creation career on TikTok in 2020 as a college freshman at the University of Miami.Today, she has nearly 4 million followers on ...
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes is a 2006 documentary film written, produced, and directed by Byron Hurt. The documentary explores the issues of masculinity, violence, homophobia, and sexism in hip hop music and culture, through interviews with artists, academics, and fans. Hurt's activism in gender issues and his love of hip-hop caused him to ...