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.