Category: rap

+ «Lett å være rebell i kjellerleiligheten din», chirag, heisann montebello, hip hop, karpe, karpe diem, magdi, norway, rap

Rhetoric of Infestation in Karpe Diem’s «Lett å være rebell i kjellerleiligheten din» Part II

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Today, I want to continue my discussion of Karpe Diem’s «Lett å være rebell i kjellerleiligheten din» (“Easy to be a rebel in your basement apartment”). Again, this will not be a comprehensive discussion of the song, but hopefully it will serve as an entry point. One that I have discovered over the course of this process, and something I anticipated, is that a … Read More Rhetoric of Infestation in Karpe Diem’s «Lett å være rebell i kjellerleiligheten din» Part II

+ «Hvor jeg kommer fra», benjamin hermansen, bergen, Norway, Cecelia Cutlre, hip hop, norway, pumba, rap, rune bergelund steen, Unn Røyneland

Identity and Nationality in Pumba’s «Hvor jeg kommer fra»

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When I started digging into Norwegian hip hop, I came across Pumba pretty quickly and the video for his song «Hvor jeg kommer fra» (“Where I come from”). Released in 2008, «Hvor jeg kommer fra» came seven years after the racist murder of Benjamin Hermansen, a Ghanian-Norwegian fifteen year-old, in Holmlia in Oslo. Pumba (Richard Edward Bravo) was born in Norway and is of … Read More Identity and Nationality in Pumba’s «Hvor jeg kommer fra»

+ 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”

+ 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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