AF AMER M107Cultural History of Rap
African American Studies · 5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
(Same as Ethnomusicology M119 and Global Jazz Studies M119.) Introduction to development of rap music and hip-hop culture, with emphasis on musical and verbal qualities, philosophical and political ideologies, gender representation, and influences on cinema and popular culture.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
AF AMER M107
- AF AMER CM110Bibliography and Research Methods in Rap Music/Hip-Hop Studies
1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.