rap: lyrical poetry?. “rap is the poetry of hip hop culture.” henry louis gates, jr. professor,...
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The Anthology of Rap Guide analyzing several rap artists and their lyrical poetry within four eras of hip hop cultureTRANSCRIPT
RAP: Lyrical Poetry?
“Rap is the poetry of hip hop
culture.” Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Professor, Harvard University
The Anthology of Rap
• Guide analyzing several rap artists and their lyrical poetry within four eras of hip hop culture
Rap vs. Hip Hop
“Rap music is something we do, but hip hop is something we live.”
-Rap Artist KRS-One
Something like a phenomenon...
• Hip hop emerged in the South Bronx in mid-1970s
• impoverished living conditions
The Core of the Hop
• Emcees: Masters of ceremonies
• DJing
• Break dancing
• Graffiti art
Lyrical Poetry• type of poetry with
rhyming schemes that express personal and emotional feelings
• lines do not have to rhyme
• sometimes set to a musical beat
A Rap as a Lyrical Poem
• A lyric poem organized into verses
• Each verse is comprised of typically 16 lines
• full and slant rhyme exist