Prep
- Review Andrew Nosnitsky, ‘Classic Material’, Pitchfork (19 November 2012)
- Recommended Viewing: Kendrick Lamar: Good Kid, m.A.A.d. Classic (21 October 2017). This week’s piece delves into the overrated concept that time is a factor when judging a classic. For a dissenting view on hip-hop classicism…
In Class
- Attendance
- Q&A: What defines a hip-hop classic?
- Reading Notes for Next Time
- H. Samy Alim, ‘“Bring It to the Cypher”: Hip-Hop Nation Language’, in Forman and Neal (2012)
- Audio: Chief Rocker Busy Bee Starski vs. Kool Moe Dee of The Treacherous Three (Harlem World, 1981)
- Video: The Art of Diss: The History of Battle Rap (2023)
