Conrad, Kate;Dixon, Travis L.;Zhang, Yuanyuan. "Controversial Rap Themes, Gender Portrayals and Skin Tone Distortion: A Content Analysis of Rap Music Videos." Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 53.1 (2009), 134-156.
This first article of research I have chosen to analyze is about rap music and the controversy and meaning of rap videos. The article researches the images of how male images are more Afrocentric and how women are portrayed as more Eurocentric. This article looks at the idea of the black community as it is expressing itself in rap videos and how the audience reacts to these abnormalities. Rap has influenced a lifestyle change that can be clearly seen through the analysis of the product they produce. This product of visual art along with the musical lyrics is defined in this article and gives the reader knowledge on how the predominantly black Rap industry gains a large quantity of Caucasian listeners.
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