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...burgeoning impetus for social change. At the center of this cultural maelstrom was Grandmaster Flash, né Joseph Saddler, who, along with fellow DJs Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaata, formed a veritable holy trinity of hip-hop. In the 30 years since Saddler’s heydey, however, the genre??s rough edges have been whittled down to reveal a slick, commercially malleable force to be reckoned with. With his first studio album in 20 years, the ambitiously titled “The Bridge: Concept of a Culture,” Saddler exposes this tension in its harshest...
...great sci-fi movie, says Lento, “should be aware of and contain genre conventions; ideally, it should play with these conventions or do something new with them.” The self-referential nature of science fiction means that style and an extensive awareness of the genre??s history—rather than substance—separate a good sci-fi film from a merely average one. That’s not to say that sci-fi movies are devoid of meaning or broader concerns. The widely mocked B movies of the 1950s were certainly...
...find myself qualified for this fellowship because of the success of my previous research on Shakespeare’s son-nets; I’ve discovered that the genre??s name comes from the practice of emcee’s opening their flows with the statement, “Yo, yo, I’m about to make you my son.” The infatuated crowds termed them “son-nets.” These poems caught opponents as they became, derogatorily, “sons”. Because scribes became fatigued copying down...
...puns on the name of the debut album that Christopher—better known as The Notorious B.I.G.—recorded in 1994, entitled “Ready to Die.” The LP awakened East Coast rap from a protracted hibernation and established one of the genre??s most vital lyricists. Yet “Notorious,” the glossy new biopic of Biggie Smalls, paints Wallace’s transformation into a man in only the broadest, brightest strokes. For a movie trying to revive interest in one of rap?...
...honesty, Ludacris does seem to believe in the art of his rhymes and beats, though that’s not to say he’s outgrown gangsta rap. But sometimes, a little bit jarringly, he breaks out of the genre??s restrictive violence and sexuality and reaches for something deeper, as in the last track, “Do The Right Thang.” Here Luda turns against street life and goes down an avenue long embraced by co-star Common but eschewed by most gangsta rappers. “Wake up?...