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  1. 1. Keepin' It Real vs. Bling-Bling: Shopping for Identity among Swedish Hip-hoppers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Carolina Larnett; [2012]
    Keywords : social anthropology; authenticity; identity; popular culture; hip-hop; culture; youth; community; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper describes the discourse of authenticity and the creating of identity through popular culture, using hip-hop, as a case to study. Based on data from how Swedish youth take in hip-hop through music lyrics, rapper stereotypes, the gangster rap subgenre and rap battles, it shows that including oneself into this culture can lead to changes in one’s identity and the redefinition of one’s persona. READ MORE

  3. 2. Rap: A tool for promoting change amongst youth in West Africa? The case of AURA’s Poto Poto project

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Horngren Myriam; [2011]
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    Abstract : With 60% of the youth population under 25 (OECD 2007), West Africa possesses an abundance of potential, but also faces major challenges. It is currently unable to provide this youth with adequate opportunities or provide them with a voice that could influence their regions to their own advantage. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hip-hop and Construction of Group Identity in a Stigmatized Area. : A Field Study regarding Cultural Capital among Roma Youths in Konik, Montenegro.

    University essay from Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Sofia Söderlund; Elin Wärnelid; [2008]
    Keywords : Hip-hop; Roma; identity; stigmatization; youth culture; sub culture; cultural capital.;

    Abstract : This research aimed for an extended knowledge and understanding of young people in stigmatized areas and their construction of group identity. With a focus on Roma youths in Konik, Montenegro, and their involvement in hip-hop we wanted to explore what this culture meant to them in relation to their context. READ MORE

  5. 4. Don't mess with chicks in Burberry paddings : Semantic change in hip-hop lyrics and its impact on mainstream American English

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Margareta Exenberger; [2008]
    Keywords : amelioration; chick; hip-hop lyrics; mainstream English; pejoration; pimp semantic change; slang; swearwords; queer;

    Abstract : Some people might regard the language of hip-hop as being crude, sexist and inappropriate. Nevertheless, hip-hop culture can also be considered as one of the underground sources of word-formation and language change in mainstream English. Young people have always been a source of language variation and lexical innovation whether we like it or not. READ MORE