Peterson, James Braxton. “The Revenge of Emmett Till: Impudent Aesthetics and the Swagger Narratives of Hip-Hop Culture.” African American Review 45, no. 4 (2012): 617-31. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23783512.
The Revenge of Emmett Till: Impudent Aesthetics and the Swagger Narratives of Hip-Hop Culture
This source looks at the use of Emit Till references in hip-hop. Emit Till references are a form of political resistance by rappers who immortalize Emit in order to remind the world about America’s racist history. Likewise, Emit is used as a metaphor for the neglect that Black Americans endure on behalf of their country. This source works to connect hip-hop to the civil rights movement. Again, I am tying hip-hop to its various purposes over the past few years to analyze Drake and Trapo’s music. Do their lyrics live up to the standard of which hip-hop was intended to be assessed?
Alridge, Derrick P., and James B. Stewart. “Introduction: Hip Hop in History: Past, Present, and Future.” The Journal of African American History 90, no. 3 (2005): 190-95. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20063997.
Introduction: Hip Hop in History: Past, Present, and Future
Hip-Hop’s past is determined by who is reciting it. It is sometime hard to tell who influenced who. But many moguls have stamped their place in history. This journal reviews the progression of hip-hop over the year. This is key for the framework of my research project.