The History and Influence of Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture ((3))

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This course will examine how rap music and hip-hop culture has progressed from East Coast-based, urban underground art form and youth movement to become one of the most dominating musical genres and cultural influencers within the upper echelons of mainstream music and popular culture in America as well as abroad. The course will address how rap music and hip-hop culture have become integrated into mainstream society and analyze its overall influence on current culture in broad terms of race, class, gender, and sexuality.