Imhotep Hip Hop Issue.pdf - Africana Studies - San Francisco State

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San Francisco State University
College of Ethnic Studies, Department Africana Studies
Student Publications
Imhotep Magazine
Volume 1, February 2000
On Methodology
Volume 2, February 2001
On African Philosophy
Volume 3, February 2002
On African Education Ancient and Modern
Volume 4, February 2003
Ideology of Race and Slavery from Antiquity to Modern Times
Volume 5, May 2005
Essays on Ancient Egyptian Thought
Volume 6, May 2008
African Rites of Passage
Volume 7, May 2010
African Healing Traditions
Volume 8, May 2011
African Ancestral Veneration
Volume 9, May 2012
A Discourse Analysis of Value Orientations in Hip Hop Lyrics
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College of Ethnic Studies, Department of Africana Studies
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Editors
Justin Metoyer and Christine Burke
Production\ Design
Kenric J. Bailey
Contributors
AFRS 111 Black Cultures and Personalities: 
2008/9 Academic Year
Faculty Advisor \ Co-Editor
Serie McDougal, III, PhD
We would like to express our thanks and appreciation to
Madame Chair Dorothy Tsuruta PhD for her leadership and guidance,
as well as the IRA for their support of this publication.
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Table of Contents
EDITORIAL ...........…....…....…....…....…....…....…....…......…....…...…4
Tandraya Eckert-Berry
INTRODUCTION …...……………………....…………….………….....…6
Serie McDougal, III, Assistant Professor
A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF VALUE ORIENTATIONS IN HIP HOP LYRICS
The Students
The Conceptualization of Success in Hip Hop Lyrics .….............7
By Rejeane Biala
Transitions from Poverty to Wealth in Hip Hop ...……..............16
By Brittany Galland
Religion and Spirituality in Hip Hop Lyrics ...…….…..............29
By Bria Grant
Brotherhood in Hip Hop Lyrics ..………….......................….....39
By Jimmy Commins
African American Interdependence and Collectivism in Political 
Hip Hop …................................................................................50
By Patrick Tuck
Racial Identity in Hip Hop Lyrics ..………................................59
By TanDraya Eckert Berry
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Editorial
By Tandraya Eckert­Berry
Hip hop music is an important cultural component of the African American
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this ninth volume of the Imhotep Journal we implement a Discourse Analysis of Value
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Poverty to Wealth in Hip Hop, she looks at the individual struggle, communalism and
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Brotherhood in Hip Hop Lyrics, he looks at themes of male collectivism as expressed
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From this journal we hope you take away the knowledge of hip hop value
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As you make your way through this Imhotep journal, we hope you are introduced to
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Introduction
By Serie McDougal III, Ph.D.
The student authors of this issue of Imhotep use the method of content analysis to
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The Conceptualization of Success in Hip Hop Lyrics
By Rejeane Biala
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