Portrayals of Black Masculinity in Paid in Full by Michael FlomPosted on February 20, 2021 How do the film's varying portrayals of Black masculinity fuel the idolization of each of the three main characters? Interdisciplinary SeminarResearch21st century A Seat at Our Table film gender hip hop masculinity music New York City representation
Flower Boy by Sean SalmonsPosted on February 14, 2021February 12, 2021 How Tyler the Creator and Frank Ocean challenge contemporary conceptualizations of Black queer men in hip-hop. Interdisciplinary SeminarResearch21st century A Seat at Our Table gender hip hop lgbtq masculinity music sexuality
I Miss the Old Kanye by Sean SalmonsPosted on May 27, 2020 A meditation on my relationship with Kanye West's discography. CriticismIndependent Projecthip hop music Rap
Grape Street: After Nas by Alexander HmittiPosted on April 2, 2020August 23, 2023 I’m isolated with so many around, / I try to hit your line but static is the only sound. First-Year Writing SeminarPoetrycommunity hip hop identity music New York City pop culture
If It Wasn’t For Wayne, It Wouldn’t Be by Sean SalmonsPosted on March 20, 2020February 21, 2023 An analytical look at the career and influence surrounding one of the most iconic names in music. CriticismIndependent Projecthip hop music Rap
Pull Up, Hop Out by Diane ShaibuPosted on October 24, 2017September 10, 2018 A Precautionary Tale for the DMV Advanced Writing CourseCriticismhip hop music
Stolen? by Joseph BenitezPosted on September 20, 2017February 2, 2021 Sampling in Hip-Hop as Artistic Transformation Interdisciplinary SeminarResearchappropriation authenticity creativity hip hop music sampling
Marauding For Ears by Kennedy WilliamsPosted on December 20, 2016November 5, 2020 "Sampling, a key element in hip hop, is subversive. It disrupts the traditional roles of the author and the reader. Sampling is referential at is core, as producers read previously authored musical texts and author new music." CriticismIndependent ProjectPortfolioappropriation hip hop music portraiture