All Outputs (3)

Interview with Bella Caledonia (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Hook, D. (2020, November). Interview with Bella Caledonia. Presented at Bella Chats

https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2020/11/26/bella-chats-solareye/

Scotland's Surging Hip-Hop And Grime Scene (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Hook, D. (2020, October). Scotland's Surging Hip-Hop And Grime Scene. Presented at Dumfries Music Conference, Dumfries [Online]

An artist-led panel looking at current sounds, and trends emerging in Scotland and how the scene is attracting national recognition.

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.