As cultural and literary scholar Louis Henry Gates claims, "Repetition and revision are fundamental to black artistic forms, from painting and sculpture to music and language use." This "Signifyin(g)" is a dynamic noted throughout hip-hop music because its foundation is rooted in "sampling" music that came before. But the content of rap also expresses a Black experience. Therefore, in your final response this week, discuss three significant subjects or themes that hip-hop artists Signify on in the African American literary tradition as they express their own notions of Blackness in lyrical rap music.
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How hip-hop Signifies on Black themes in the African American tradition
1. As cultural and literary scholar Louis Henry Gates claims,
"Repetition and revision are fundamental to black artistic forms,
from painting and sculpture to music and language use." This
"Signifyin(g)" is a dynamic noted throughout hip-hop music
because its foundation is rooted in "sampling" music that came
before. But the content of rap also expresses a Black
experience. Therefore, in your final response this week, discuss
three significant subjects or themes that hip-hop artists Signify
on in the African American literary tradition as they express
their own notions of Blackness in lyrical rap music.
