This study used in-depth interviews with members of Hip Hop culture
nationwide currently entering adulthood; those between 21-30. Its purpose being to
learn what they understand Hip Hop culture to be, what it means to them and their
identity and how in contributes to assessment of its history, present and predictions
about its future. The project yielded 25 interviews with participants sharing various, at
times contradictory, views about what Hip Hop culture is, the current condition of the
culture, and its future direction and the salience it has for their identities. This research
extends the current literature on Hip Hop by suggesting that it has grown to be a multigenerational
culture and furthermore, begins the process of understanding the dynamics
of cultural understanding and transformation within Hip Hop while it is still a
burgeoning culture.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-904 |
| Date | 2009 August 1900 |
| Creators | Clay, Charity |
| Contributors | May, Reuben |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
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