Choose 1 African/Caribbean/African American hip hop/rap music artist and 2 of her/his songs for this assignment. Hip hop and Rap music span from the late 1970s (The Last Poets) to the present (Kendrick Lamar).
Write a 6-8 page paper in which you can identify how the artist participates in Diasporic folk culture/folklore.
Review and discuss the ways in which elements of folksongs have become a part of this Diasporic African music genre–hip hop and rap.
Review and discuss the ways in which fashion contributes to the artist’s performance, persona, and fan base.
Use the diagrams in D2L to promote your thinking.
You must quote directly from your sources. You can paraphrase, but do not rely heavily on paraphrasing. Paraphrasing should be no more than 20% of use of sources.
You can discuss and write about folk culture, fashion, style, delivery, performance techniques, misogyny, masculinity, and social justice.
Total sources: 7 provided in D2L. 2 songs. Any videos that you watch/listen to must be listed in citation page.
