Read the article “Hip Hop as a Site of Public Pedagogy” attached here Click on the blue page numbers…pgs. 221-232.
On page 224, Williams uses a Tool Kit to explain how rappers view and explain their feelings about themselves and their community in their lyrics.
Using William’s took kit below, do you agree or disagree with how he categorizes hip hop lyrics?
If you agree, explain your answer using one of the tool kits, Anglocultural, Marginal or Afrocultrual, is examined in hip hop. You may make reference to songs or artists that you are familar with as well.
If you do not agree, explain why not in detail.
Cutlural Took Kit
Anglocultural Tool Kit
Marginal Tool Kit
Afrocultural Tool Kit
Contents
Mainstream values, attitudes, and beliefs necessary for success in American society
Maladaptive coping responses to lack of structural opportunities
Adaptive cultural resources preserved from prior generations that help individuals cope with contemporary pressing imperatives
Tools
Machiavellianism, possessive individualism, competitive spirit, egalitarian-based conformity, person/ object relations (materialism), personal responsibility
Machiavellianism, predatory individualism, illicit economic activities, gang membership, male dominance, emotional nonresponsiveness, hypermaterialism
Spirituality, communalism, aff ect, empathy, social interaction/involvement, social responsibility/ duties, social interconnectedness, emotional expressiveness
Associated Behavior
Conforming
Antisocial
Prosocial
Existing Perspective
Mainstream and pathological perspectives of self and community
Want out of their communities, never to return
