Sugarhill Band? Capitalism and MASKulinity in Hip Hop
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- Sugarhill Gang or Band? This groupâs seminal single set the tone for our understanding of hip hop culture in the mainstream, but it sacrificed the cultureâs wholeness along the way⌠Weâre continuing our conversation pondering the performance of masculinity in music as an art form and in music as a business.
- Masculinity Scholar and Accountability Strategist Nalo Zidan joins the pod this week to talk masculinity and capitalism within hip hop and shares indispensable wisdom on what liberation may look likeâŚ
- Samantha offers a snapshot of the beginnings of commercial hip hop. How did we get from that DJ Kool Herc party that started it all to âRapperâs Delightâ?
- We examine how the performance of masculinity thrives in commercial hip hop and why capitalism benefits from music upholding bravado over vulnerability.
- Thankfully, there are some artists disrupting the performance of masculinity, but why are they on the fringe of the mainstream?
- Listen to Nalo dive deep into how our classist system, capitalism, and the performance of masculinity helps hip hop moguls evade accountability. Acknowledging the impact of patriarchy connects us to the need for social justice.
- Nalo stresses how divesting from capitalism allows us to regain our imagination and think of a life beyond patriarchyâŚand how itâs an individual choice we must consistently make. Listen to find out the most antipatriarchal, anticapitalist response you can have in the face of the status quo.
Referenced on this episode:
- Mother of Rap: The Success & Controversy of Hip Hopâs Sylvia Robinson, producer of the first commercially released hip hop track, âRapperâs Delightâ
- Saba: âRAP CAN GET CLASSIST â I WANT TO BE THE OPPOSITEâ
- Noname: Tiny Desk Concert featuring Ghetto Sage
- The Sound of Capitalism
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