Prep

We didn’t really get to talk much about Miller’s chapter last time, so let’s review some key points;  we’ll also take time to talk about final projects in small-group settings.

• Review Matt Miller, ‘Rap’s Dirty South: From Subculture to Pop Culture’, in Forman and Neal (2012)

Zoom Session

1. Attendance
2. Q&A: ‘What you really know ’bout the Dirty South?’
3. Story Maps: Small Group Sessions
4. Reading Notes for Next Time

For Next Time

• Andrew Nosnitsky, ‘Gray Matters’, Pitchfork (4 March 2013). On the legacy of Houston’s DJ Screw– possibly the most influential hip-hop DJ of this century– and how his impact goes way beyond simply slowing things down.
• Video: ‘The Rise Of The Chopped & Screwed Sound’ (Kayla Nicole, 2019). Short–just eight minutes.
• Audio: NTS Radio DJ Screw Special (2015)