Rebels with a Cause: “Gangstas, Militants, Media, and the Contest for Hip-Hop ...
In Chapter 4, Rebels with a Cause: “Gangstas, Militants, Media, and the Contest for Hip-Hop,”
Ogbar takes issue with critics who blame hip-hop for myriad social problems, and exposes the prevalent employment of racist fears in these critiques. Ogbar uses statistics on the rising rate of graduate degrees, the drop in teen pregnancies over the last twenty years, and increased political awareness of youth to challenge characterizations of young blacks as passive, uncritical listeners.
Given these statistics, in your opinion, is Hip Hop getting unfairly criticized for the effect it is having on youth and society? Would these statistics be even more favorable if Hip Hop music was censored to a higher degree?
Remember that you must submit a minimum of (2) posts to this discussion forum for this discussion board assignment.
- One Primary Post: this post should contain your response to the items noted above and must be a minimum of 300 words.
One Secondary Post: these are replies to other students in the class providing substantive feedback and analysis regarding their post to the discussion forum and must be a minimum of 150
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