Hip Hop Culture and Globalization

Order Description The objective of this assignment is to identify the interconnections of race, globalization, transnational identity, and communication across national borders. It assignment should illustrate a knowledge of the subject, Hip Hop culture, and articulate how globalization has influenced the lived experience of members of racialized groups in the United States. The paper should choose and investigate an element of Hip Hop culture that is currently in global circulation. Identify and discuss one example of the four traditional elements [Break Dancing, Rapping (Emceeing), Graffiti art, and DJing] or one of the related aspects of Hip Hop Culture [Beatboxing, fashion, slang, or street entrepreneurialism] that you enjoy and may encounter in your everyday life. The paper should include: 1. Title of subject (song, artifact, person, etc): 2. Origin / author of subject: (if unknown, declare this) 3. Date subject was created, confirmed to the best of your ability 4. Background to your first exposure to subject Guidelines • The analysis must be from 2014-2017: you should be able to verify its date and origin of creation (e.g. magazine issue, first air date on television, film, space or location, gallery, or song, etc.) • Include a picture or link to the subject • Identify a subject that originates from an element of Hip Hop culture that now has cross cultural and global appeal • Discuss why you consider this an example/ aspect of globalization • Discuss your personal reaction to this subject. What makes you react this way? • How does your answer to the previous question influence how you conceptualized race as an element within globalization?