Antisemitism in North American Hip-Hop. Emergence, Attitudes and Counterbalances


Bachelor Thesis, 2020

36 Pages, Grade: 2,3


Abstract or Introduction

This bachelor's thesis from the field of Cultural Studies in North American Studies deals with the emergence of antisemitic texts and attitudes, as well as the counterbalance to them in US-American and Canadian hip-hop and rap. First, the history of antisemitism and that of hip-hop are addressed before specifically antisemitic texts and currents in hip-hop are examined. In this context, the antisemitism promoted by the "Nation of Islam" and the collaboration of members or sympathizers of the latter with musicians of the scene are particularly striking. Public Enemy is a hip-hop group that chose drastic lyrics in order to emancipate itself, but at the same time deliberately used anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli stereotypes. This is followed by examinations of the lyrics of selected songs by Public Enemy, Jay-Z, Ice Cube, and by 21 Savage, as well as Snoop Dogg's relationship to the "Nation of Islam." As a counterweight to these developments in hip-hop culture, Drake, whose father is a person of color and whose mother is Jewish, is the subject. He unites the sides that have been played off against each other for decades, and could break prejudices with his music.

Details

Title
Antisemitism in North American Hip-Hop. Emergence, Attitudes and Counterbalances
College
Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel  (Englisches Seminar)
Grade
2,3
Author
Year
2020
Pages
36
Catalog Number
V1356446
ISBN (eBook)
9783346870278
ISBN (Book)
9783346870285
Language
English
Keywords
Antisemitismus, antisemitism, hip-hop, rap, cultural studies, drake, ice cube, jay z, public enemy, nation of islam
Quote paper
Felix Philipp (Author), 2020, Antisemitism in North American Hip-Hop. Emergence, Attitudes and Counterbalances, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1356446

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