Anthropology 3 MW
May 21, 2012
Underground Hip-Hop
Introduction:
After participating in an event known as “Paid Dues” (a music festival where artists whose music genre which is underground hip-hop), I will study through an Anthropological perspective, the subculture of underground hip-hop in the USA. Underground Hip-hop is a broad term for rappers and artists who avoid the mainstream. Hip-Hop as a music arose in the late 1970's, exclusively from black culture, which came from block parties in New York, specifically the Bronx, but underground hip-hop originated in the late 80s; in the midst of the golden age of hip-hop. Through an anthropological view, by using a holistic approach, I will explain the major components