All About the Beat
2008-10-18T11:14:14-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZDVkXC8yODAzOTktbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==John McWhorter talked about his book, All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can’t Save Black America, published by Gotham. In his book Mr. McWhorter argues that hip-hop and rap are counterproductive instruments within the African-American community and that the political and social contributions of hip-hop music have been overblown and that hip-hop should not be seen as a vehicle for political activism. He claims that rappers are too focused on relatively trivial issues facing the African-American community, like police brutality, yet ignore more important issues such as HIV/AIDS. Following his remarks Mr. McWhorter answered questions from members of the audience.
John McWhorter talked about his book, All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can’t Save Black America, published by Gotham. In his book Mr.… read more
John McWhorter talked about his book, All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can’t Save Black America, published by Gotham. In his book Mr. McWhorter argues that hip-hop and rap are counterproductive instruments within the African-American community and that the political and social contributions of hip-hop music have been overblown and that hip-hop should not be seen as a vehicle for political activism. He claims that rappers are too focused on relatively trivial issues facing the African-American community, like police brutality, yet ignore more important issues such as HIV/AIDS. Following his remarks Mr. McWhorter answered questions from members of the audience. close
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