Hip Hop's 'Commodity Fetish' - Michael Eric Dyson
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/27/Michael_Eric_Dyson_Can_You_Hear_Me_Now Author Michael Eric Dyson criticizes the commercialism and sensationalism of today's hip hop. Political messages in hip hop, he argues, have been diluted. "Hip hop has now been reduced to so much commodity fetish, with the bling!" ----- Sociologist and cultura... Read more
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- -: Hip Hop's 'Commodity Fetish' - Michael Eric Dyson
June 10, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/27/Michael_Eric_Dyson_Can_You_Hear_Me_Now Author Michael Eric Dyson criticizes the commercialism and sensationalism of today's hip hop. Political messages in hip hop, he argues, have been diluted. "Hip hop has now been reduced to so much commodity fetish...
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- -: Jay-Z: Why Context Matters In Hip-Hop
January 7, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/15/Decoded_Jay-Z_in_Conversation_with_Cornel_West World-renowned hip-hop artist Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter discusses the importance of understanding the context of hip-hop lyrics. He highlights the pioneering rap group NWA, who some have written off as "gangst...
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