I think we had a really good class on Thursday and we discussed a bunch of interesting issues related to the hip hop sub-culture. Here are some more questions for you all to discuss and ponder.
1) How has hip hop transcended or remained true to certain racial stereotypes and themes?
2) Hip hop has obviously had a strong affect on urban life given its origins, but what affect has it had on the suburbs and rural communities?
3) We discussed how hip hop has very offensive lyrics in some cases. I was wondering how strongly that affects all your purchasing of certain songs and artists work?
4) Music obviously has an affect on certain aspects of our society. What do you think the ramifications of a shift away from the classic themes of cash, money, women, and violence to topics more like the samplings of Lupe Fiasco we heard in class?
5) We have learned that subcultures are very volatile and ever changing. Do you see any changes in the nature of the hip hop subculture coming to pass in the near, or not so near, future? Why?
Also here is a link to a YouTube video of the live Grammy performance of Stan by Eminem featuring Elton John: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY2p7oE7Bpw
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