Olivia and Raven talk about the misconceptions, hypocrisy, and double standards in the common criticisms of hip-hop music and culture. They also get into the positive impacts of hip-hop, and what there is to appreciate about the genre.

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Discussion Summary:

01:20: Blaming hip hop for the problems within the black community.

04:38: The double standard of only seeing the negative qualities of hip-hop artists, but idolizing the slaveholding founding fathers and the “Star-Spangled Banner.”

06:05: Some of the inspiration for and positive impacts of hip-hop, and artists need to fit a mold to gain popularity.

09:37: Judging hip hop music by a different standard than other genres.

15:28: The aspects and influences of hip-hop that are often underappreciated or misunderstood.

24:53: Subgenres of hip-hop, the reality of which hip hop images are depicted, and people’s listening preferences.

28:44: How criticisms of hip hop perpetuate negative stereotypes.

33:44: What sells, and who’s running the media.

40:27: More on misconceptions.

43:10: Outro.

Learn More!

HIP HOP HISTORY: FROM THE STREETS TO THE MAINSTREAM

https://iconcollective.edu/hip-hop-history/

About the Five Elements of Hip Hop

https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/media-and-interactives/media/hip-hop/hip-hop-a-culture-of-vision-and-voice/