Hip Hop in Review: Part I Hyper-masculinity and Homophobia

In the documentary "Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes" filmmaker Byron Hurt takes a critical look at Hip Hop.
What we hope to do here is offer some feedback on the show and take a closer look at how mainstream Hip Hop got to where it is today and discuss what we need to understand about the images and messages in Hip Hop music.
Guests:
Courtney Morris, researcher who studies the impact of Hip Hop on black women.
Mahdi Fard Muhammad, author of "It's Time: The Race Is Over To Open A Black Man's Eyes" and director of the Relationship Fitness Center.
D. Solo, host and executive producer of the Hip Hop show "Street Flava"

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[BigBlaqueKat]

Hypermasculinity stems from a lack of power. When men feel obsolete and unnecessary, they will overcompenstae by acting like the very thing they feel they are not-men.

[IceManLikeGervin]

It's (movies, tv, music, etc) just entertainment- right?

Enter (come into)

Tain (hold possess)

Ment (a state of)

To enter into, possess & to keep an individual in a state of possession as a fan (fanatic) of said entertainment or entertainer.

To be a living vessel for evil fallen spirits via one's own consciousness.

To emulate sinful trends, fashions & fads implemented under the guise of artistic expression while acting out on said fanatical impulses contained within said entertainment.

[TheRealCritique]

@s3pPuKu7 Where's the hate coming from? The hate is coming from a human who is sick of a gang of gutless little punks gang-killing an older defenseless man. To me, that's not even about color, it's about extermination, as in the people that did this should be executed at dawn in public. The flagrant lack of respect for the law is unbelievable in this country. Of course, then we would have to do worse to politicians, since they're all doing dirt. Still, no exuse. Punks Should Die.

[TheRealCritique]

@s3pPuKu7 I can't blame it on blacks, because I've seen too many blacks that aren't bad, but there are far too many that are. Of course, it's a mental trap. Maybe it's just because I know one guy who isn't a killer, but is just so hopelessly caught up in the immature bankruptcy of rap/black/ghetto culture. If someone I knew got killed by one of these closet apes, though, that would result in real hate. But yeah, rap is

def to blame, so is lack of PUBLIC HANGING.

[s3pPuKu7]

@TheRealCritique woah woah where's all this hate coming from brah? What exactly are you saying? Don't blame one person's actions on a whole race...or are you blaming it on rap? Please say you're blaming it on rap and not blacks I mean hell there are asian rappers too -_-.

[benisturning30]

Why do I feel like this is saying masculinity is evil and power is evil and femininity is good? Bullshit!

[TheRealCritique]

Congratulations morons on your bullshit culture. You just killed an asian hairdresser in Seattle. We all know it was a crowd of subhuman babooyahs that killed this man for nothing. Man I wish they would hang these bonobos from the highest fucking lightpost like they deserve. What a corrupt subculture rap really is. Now go apologize for yourselves again.

[hollywoodcourt21]

@BigBlaqueKat you spoke that shit

[PTC483]

The strength in beauty... YES!

[global001]

@combattaskforce I also asked you about 4 times to substantiate your claims that gays are 'the biggest pedo's' yet you've not even responded to it. Your mindless, fact barren argument bores me.