Prep
- Paul Gilroy, ‘It’s a Family Affair’ (password-protected PDF), in Neal and Forman (2012)
- Audio: ‘Allah B of the Nation of Gods and Earths’, The Cipher Show 151 (18 April 2016). Peace! We trace the history of the Nation of Gods and Earths – and its influence on hip-hop – with one of its earliest members.
- Video: An Overview of Afrocentricity with Dr Molefi Kete Asante, AfricentricTV (4 July 2021)
In Class
- Attendance
- Q&A: If hip-hop is protest music, why did so many conscious rappers support the patriarchy?
- Small Group Huddles
- Reading Notes for Next Time
- Mychal Denzel Smith, ‘Confessions of a Conscious Rap Fan’, Pitchfork (28 June 2022)
- Audio: ‘Kendrick Lamar’s Anxiety Era’, Popcast (24 May 2022)
- Video: ‘Do the Knowledge’, Hip-Hop Evolution S2E3 (2018)
