MCOM 5370 - Hip Hop Music and Culture

Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

This course provides a critical examination of Hip Hop in the US and its role as a communicative, linguistic, cultural,
political, and artistic resource and commodity. The course identifies and examines the foundations of Hip Hop culture and rap music. Through readings, documentaries, discographies, and projects, students will develop an understanding of the conceptual fundamentals of hip hop philosophy and the community from which it originated. Focus will be given to the implications of that background, music, style, and its impact on the nation and the globe. If taken at the 4000 level can not be taken at the 5000 level.