Category: hip hop

+ Øyvind Holen, «Ghettoparasitt», Erik og Kriss, Ghetto Parasite, hip hop, Hkeem, MachoMayne, norway, rap, Skolegården

Norsk Hiphop: Hkeem’s «Ghettoparasitt»

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Note: My translations may be off. I am still learning Norwegian. So, if anything is mistranslated, please let me know. As well, the second part of my lecture on The Great Gatsby will go live soon. A few weeks after we moved to Bergen last August, I heard some music coming from outside. There was a pop up stage down the road, with various … Read More Norsk Hiphop: Hkeem’s «Ghettoparasitt»

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+ childish gambino, donald glover, hip hop, hiro muria, rap, this is america, Uncategorized

Identity in Childish Gambino’s “This is America”

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A few days ago, Childish Gambino’s “This is America” dropped. Since then, people have been talking about the song and the video, either praising or questioning Gambino and Hiro Muria’s message and delivery. Initially, I landed on the side of utter praise for the song and the video. I’ve been a fan of Donald Glover since Community and of his music since Camp. With … Read More Identity in Childish Gambino’s “This is America”

+ brother ali, david walker, harriet jacobs, hip hop, james baldwin, olaudah equiano, the travelers, Uncategorized

Brother Ali’s “The Travelers” and Early American Literature

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 Brother Ali’s “The Travelers,” from his 2009 album US, serves as a way to bridge the gap, for students, between Early American literature and their current existence. Typically, I share this song with students to give them a contemporary perspective on the Middle Passage as we read Olaudah Equiano’s Narrative. The first verse provides a graphic picture of the Middle Passage then the life of … Read More Brother Ali’s “The Travelers” and Early American Literature

+ absalom, adam bradley, african american literature, ernest j gaines, hip hop, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, iceberg slim, paul laurence dunbar, rap, southern literature, william faulkner

Top Five Books of 2015!

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On Tuesday, I listed my top five posts from 2015. Today, I want to take the opportunity to share with you the to five books I read/reread this previous year. Again, this list is in no particular order. As with most lists, this one was hard to compile, especially considering all of the books I read this year from Frank Yerby’s Speak Now to John A. … Read More Top Five Books of 2015!

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