Prep

• Davarian Baldwin, ‘Black Empires, White Desires: The Spatial Politics of Identity in the Age of Hip-Hop’, (password-protected PDF) in Forman and Neal (2012)

In Class

1. Attendance
2. Q&A: Was gangsta rap the real conscious rap?
3. Reading Notes for Next Time

For Next Time

• Murray Forman, ‘Represent: Race, Space, and Place in Rap Music’, (password-protected PDF) in Forman and Neal (2012)