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et al.: Journal of Hip Hop Studies Published by VCU Scholars Compass, 2015 1 Journal of Hip Hop Studies, Vol. 2 [2015], Iss. 1, Art. 1 Editor in Chief: Daniel White Hodge, North Park University Senior Editorial Advisory Board: Anthony Pinn, Rice University James Paterson, Lehigh University Book Review Editor: Gabriel B. Tait, Arkansas State University Associate Editors: Cassandra Chaney, Louisiana State University Jeffrey L. Coleman, St. Mary’s College of Maryland Monica Miller, Lehigh University Associate & Copy Editor: Travis Harris, PhD Student, College of William and Mary Editorial Board: Dr. Rachelle Ankney, North Park University Dr. Jason J. Campbell, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Jim Dekker, Cornerstone University Ms. Martha Diaz, New York University Mr. Earle Fisher, Rhodes College/Abyssinian Baptist Church, United States Mr. Jon Gill, Claremont University Dr. Daymond Glenn, Warner Pacific College Dr. Deshonna Collier-Goubil, Biola University Dr. Kamasi Hill, Interdenominational Theological Center Dr. Andre Johnson, Memphis Theological Seminary Dr. David Leonard, Washington State University Dr. Terry Lindsay, North Park University Ms. Velda Love, North Park University Dr. Anthony J. Nocella II, Hamline University Dr. Priya Parmar, SUNY Brooklyn, New York Dr. Soong-Chan Rah, North Park University Dr. Rupert Simms, North Park University Dr. Darron Smith, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Dr. Jules Thompson, University Minnesota, Twin Cities Dr. Mary Trujillo, North Park University Dr. Edgar Tyson, Fordham University Dr. Ebony A. Utley, California State University Long Beach, United States Dr. Don C. Sawyer III, Quinnipiac University https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jhhs/vol2/iss1/1 2 et al.: Journal of Hip Hop Studies Sponsored By: North Park Universities Center for Youth Ministry Studies (http://www.northpark.edu/Centers/Center-for-Youth-Ministry-Studies) Save The Kids Foundation (http://savethekidsgroup.org/) Published by VCU Scholars Compass, 2015 3 Journal of Hip Hop Studies, Vol. 2 [2015], Iss. 1, Art. 1 Table of Contents Song for a Passbook Torch Truth Thomas ............................................................................................................................... 5 Out of Time Truth Thomas ............................................................................................................................... 7 Is Black Motherhood A Marker of Oppression or Empowerment? Hip-Hop and R&B Lessons about “Mama” Cassandra Chaney and Arielle Brown ...................................................................................... 8 Curricular Goals, Music, and Pacing: The Case Study for Hip Hop Music in Children’s Educational Television Creshema Murray and Cynthia Nichols ................................................................................. 38 Hip Hop Culture in a Small Moroccan City Brian Seilstad .............................................................................................................................. 66 From A-Town to ATL: The Politics of Translation in Global Hip Hop Culture Holger Droessler ...................................................................................................................... 100 Book Reviews Hip Hop on Film: Performance Culture, Urban Space, and Genre Transformation in the 1980s by Kimberly Monteyne Renette McCargo ...................................................................................................................... 117 Policing the Campus: Academic Repression, Surveillance, and the Occupy Movement edited by Anthony J. Nocella II and David Gabbard Sandra L. Comb ........................................................................................................................ 119 The End of Prisons: Reflections from the Decarceration Movement edited by Mechtild E. Nagel, and Anthony J. Nocella Carmen Williams ..................................................................................................................... 120 https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jhhs/vol2/iss1/1 4 et al.: Journal of Hip Hop Studies JOURNAL OF HIP HOP STUDIES . Song for a Passbook Torch Bring back Nelson Mandela. Bring him back home to Soweto, and when his memory comes, do not seat it in a sleigh. Do not roll it in the Macy's Day Parade. Bring back Nelson Man de la—of the Freedom Charter gym, un-halved, un-smiling, un-Santafied. Bring back Nelson, dancing in corners of defiance, “Tata Madiba” stenciled Published by VCU Scholars Compass, 2015 5 Journal of Hip Hop Studies, Vol. 2 [2015], Iss. 1, Art. 1 PASSBOOK TORCH . on his trunks. I want to see him walking hand in hand with full fighter recollections. You will find no reindeer in that camp, or yuletide carols there—except for those that say forgiveness wrapped his knuckles, and no chestnuts ever roasted on an open passbook flame. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jhhs/vol2/iss1/1 6 et al.: Journal of Hip Hop Studies JOURNAL OF HIP HOP STUDIES . Out of Time Your name is Apart ness. Your name is Massacre. Your name is Torturer Attack Dog Choir Director Tear Gas Senior Pastor. The sound of rape un-zipping is you— the Sharpeville order to fire the Soweto order to fire 100 Fruitvale Stations opening fire. Yes, I know who you are. Your name is Farmer of Hate. Your name is Elected of Chains. Your name is Running Out of Time—you, yes you who think you can break me like a lonely Robben rock. An Island I am not like you, alone. My name is Will of Multitudes Rising up at home. Published by VCU Scholars Compass, 2015 7 Journal of Hip Hop Studies, Vol. 2 [2015], Iss. 1, Art. 1 BLACK MOTHERHOOD . Is Black Motherhood A Marker of Oppression or Empowerment? Hip-Hop and R&B Lessons about “Mama” Cassandra Chaney and Arielle Brown A qualitative content analysis was conducted on the lyrics of 59 songs (40 Hip Hop songs; 17 R&B songs; 2 songs that represented the Hip Hop and R&B genre) from 1961-2013 to identify the ways that Black male and Black female artists described motherhood. The songs were determined by Billboard Chart Research Services, and Black Feminist Theory provided the theoretical foundation on which the themes were identified. Qualitative analysis of the lyrics revealed Black motherhood in R&B and Hip Hop to be based on the following four typologies: (1) Motherhood as Source of Emotional Comfort and Support; (2) Motherhood as Source of Strength and Self-Confidence; (3) Motherhood as Superior to Fatherhood; (4) Motherhood as Teacher and Disciplinarian; and (5) Motherhood Instills Unconditional Endless Love. Supporting qualitative lyrics are provided to support each of the aforementioned themes. For most Black women, the ability to create, nurture, and provide for their progeny holds boundless personal, cultural, and social significance. Although racism, sexism, and classism frequently make motherhood difficult,1 becoming a mother is one of the most salient personal and social identity symbols for many Black women. Several years ago, Shirley A. Hill2 wrote, “motherhood is a significant marker of womanhood. It provides a respectable social identity, an important set of child-rearing tasks, access to kin resource networks, and a space where authority, a sense of control, and self- expression can be cultivated.” Given the salience of this “significant marker of womanhood” for many Black women,3 however, with few exceptions,4 very little scholarly attention has been given to how Black male Rap artists discuss Black motherhood, and we are aware of no studies to examine whether descriptions of Black motherhood demonstrate oppression or 1 Katherine Fouquier, “The Concept of Motherhood among Three Generations of African American Women.” Journal of Nursing Scholarship 43, no. 2 (2011): 145-153; Michele Barzey, “Thick Love: Motherhood in Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Julian of Norwich’s Revelations of Divine Love,” Black Theology in Britain: A Journal of Contextual Praxis no. 5 (2000): 9; T. Chedgzsey Smith-McKeever, Darryl Rowe, and Weihua Gao. “Socioeconomic and other Factors Influencing Depression: A Comparison of Black and White Mothers,” Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work 21, no. 1 (2012), 1-19; Miri Song and Rosalind Edwards, “Raising Questions about Perspectives on Black Lone Motherhood,” Journal of Social Policy 26, no. 2 (1997): 233-245; Michael Rendall “Entry or Exit? A Transition-Probability Approach to Explaining the High Prevalence of Single Motherhood among Black Women,” Demography 36, no. 3 (1999): 369-376. 2 Shirley A. Hill, Black Intimacies: A Gender Perspective on Families and Relationships, (Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, 2005), p. 120. 3 Lawson Bush, "Solve for X: Black Mothers + Black Boys = X." Journal of African American Men 5, no. 2 (2000): 31-51. 4 Tia Tyree, "Lovin' Momma and Hatin' on Baby Mama: A Comparison of Misogynistic and Stereotypical Representations in Songs about Rappers' Mothers and Baby Mamas," Women & Language 32, no. 2 (2009): 50-58. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jhhs/vol2/iss1/1 8 et al.: Journal of Hip Hop Studies JOURNAL OF HIP HOP STUDIES . empowerment. This study will extend the growing scholarly dialogue regarding the ways that the Hip-Hop and R&B genres speak to the personal, social, and cultural norms and values that are present in society.5 While page constraints do not allow for a lengthy review of the difference between Hip Hop and R&B, it is important to note that these music genres are not the same. Past scholars have found that while Hip Hop is a more radical genre that has historically advanced