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...portrayals in the U.S. may distort Asian-American masculinity, images of African-Americans abroad may make it less socially acceptable for Asian Americans to date African Americans.In China, Jimmy Zhao says, “the only black people you’re going to see on TV are in rap videos or other negative images.” The result, he says, is that the immigrant parents of some Chinese Americans “make assumptions about [African Americans] as a people in general.”Other Asian-American students agreed that older generations might be reticent about their...
...heart of the rap scene isn’t the West Coast, Atlanta, or Houston. It’s Harvard Yard. Aspiring rap artiste Michael J. Mure ’09 is putting Matthews Hall on the map, writing his own lyrics and music and producing multiple albums, some of which are available at Cambridge’s Tower Records. Mure is not signed with a record company and says Harvard prevents him from selling his records on campus, but his operation’s independence isn’t stopping him from dropping tracks. “When...
According to a spoof rap by one freshman—apparently an aspiring musician—blocking “may be hazardous to your health.” Bemoaning the trials of blocking, he raps that “alliances are lined up/hard makin’ your mind up/who you goin’ to give the next three years of your life up.” “Mary J. Blige couldn’t handle all the drama we done,” he swears...
Besides, every House at Harvard has its pros and cons—a good rap and a bad rap—and part of becoming a member is embracing the quirks. Today, as you celebrate your placement, enthusiasm...
...unique point in their repertoire. Other people have tried to develop their own sound and have tried to develop their own record label once they had a hit-record. Only the Beasties pioneered white-boys’ involvement in mainstream hip-hop. The current marketplace of rap albums carried almost entirely by the white-suburban market was introduced with the push of “License to Ill”—which they almost called Don't Be a Faggot”—to the top of the charts...