Producer 9th Wonder & Mark Anthony Neal to Teach the 'History of Hip-Hop' @ Duke University in the Spring of 2014

The History of Hip-HopSPRING 2014Duke University
Tuesday 6:15-08:45 pmWhite Lecture Hall 107AAAS 335.01CulAnth 335.01Music 335.01VMS 335.01
9thWonder (Patrick Douthit)—@9thWonderMusicMark Anthony Neal, Ph.D.—@NewBlackMan
What began as a localized activity designed to provide a safe haven for Black and Latino youth in New York City, has become a global brand with a documented impact on the cultural, political and economic realities of youth throughout the globe.  This course will examine the organic social and cultural foundations of Hip-Hop Culture, as well as the key aesthetic innovators/innovations, and the debates that have arisen over Hip-hop’s increased influence.
TEXTS
That’s the Joint!:  The Hip-Hop Studies Reader —ed. Murray Forman & Mark Anthony Neal
The Big Payback:  The History of the Business of Hip-Hop —Don Charnas
Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas’ Illmatic —ed. Michael Eric Dyson & Sohail Daulatzai
And it Don’t Stop: The Best American Hip-Hop Journalism of the Last 25 Years —ed. Raquel Cepeda
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation —Jeff Chang
Why White Kids Love Hip Hop:  Wankstas, Wiggers, Wannabes, and the New Reality ofRace in America —Bakari Kitwana
Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists –Sacha Jenkins; Elliott Wilson; Jeff Mao; Gabe Alvarez; Brent Rollins