Discuss a classic 1990s hip hop album (chosen from the list below) in context with print and/or broadcast news coverage of 1990s hip hop culture. What sorts of themes and issues does your album cover? How does your 1990s mass media text understand the cultural moment of hip hop’s rise, especially in their various depictions of blackness? How does the music versus the mass media depict issues such as race, class, and gender? Should comprise at least 750 words and include textual evidence,
in the form of direct quotations and paraphrase, to support your
claims. Be sure to use third person and formal academic language. Your
response should be double-spaced and conform to the standards of
MLA-style citation.
Some examples of albums that can be found on Spotify:
3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul
400 Degreez, Juvenile
AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted, Ice Cube
ATLiens, Outkast
Banned in the USA, 2 Live Crew
Black on Both Sides, Mos Def
Black Reign, Queen Latifah
Fear of a Black Planet, Public Enemy
Ghetto D, Master P
Enter the 36 Chambers, Wu Tang Clan
Ready to Die, Notorious BIG
Hardcore, Lil Kim
Illmatic, Nas
Ill Na Na, Foxy Brown
Make Way for the Motherlode, Yo-Yo
Mama Said Knock You Out, LL Cool J
Reasonable Doubt, Jay-Z
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z…, 2Pac
Supa Dupa Fly, Missy Elliot
The Chronic, Dr. Dre
The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill
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