GJ STDS M119

Cultural History of Rap

Global Jazz Studies · 5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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(Same as African American Studies M107 and Ethnomusicology 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.

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