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‘Scottish People Can’t Rap’: the local and the global in Scottish hip-hop (2021)
Journal Article
Hook, D. (2021). ‘Scottish People Can’t Rap’: the local and the global in Scottish hip-hop. Popular Music, 40(1), 75-90. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261143021000040

Hip-hop is a global culture, where local representation is a core tenet of its ideological framework. Therefore, it provides opportunities to observe how a global cultural structure is interpreted, realigned and expressed in local cultural forms. Thi... Read More about ‘Scottish People Can’t Rap’: the local and the global in Scottish hip-hop.

Growing up in hip hop: The expression of self in hypermasculine cultures (2020)
Journal Article
Hook, D. (2020). Growing up in hip hop: The expression of self in hypermasculine cultures. Global Hip Hop Studies, 1(1), 71-94. https://doi.org/10.1386/ghhs_00005_1

Recently, rappers Talib Kweli and Evidence discussed the conflict between rapper-identity and individual-identity as a person ages, with Kweli describing how a rapper’s persona ‘becomes like an armour’ and Evidence observing that ‘after a while that... Read More about Growing up in hip hop: The expression of self in hypermasculine cultures.