Title:
Hip hop : beyond beats & rhymes [digital video]
Publication Date:
2016
Publication Information:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (2 video files, approximately 116 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Abstract:
A riveting examination of masculinity, sexism, and homophobia in hop-hop culture. Delivering a self-described "loving critique" of rap music, director Byron Hurt - a former star college quarterback, longtime hip-hop fan, and now gender violence prevention educator - pays tribute to the power and creativity of hip-hop while challenging the rap industry to take responsibility for glamorizing destructive, deeply conservative sterotypes of manhood. The documentary features revealing insights from rappers such as Mos Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss, and Busta Rhymes, hop-hop mogul Russell Simmons, and cultural commentators such as Michael Eric Dyson, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, and Kevin Powell. Critically acclaimed for its fearless engagement with issues of race and racism, gender violence, and the corporate exploitation of youth culture.
Performers:
Commentary: Russell Simmons, Mos Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, Russell Simmons, Michael Eric Dyson, Beverly Guy-Shetfall.
Technical Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Genre:
Language:
English
Added Corporate Author:
Audience:
Grade 9+
Higher education.
Electronic Access:
Access immediately on Kanopy