1993 SPECIAL REPORT: "HIP-HOP AND BLACK CULTURE"

The phenomenon of the “Post-Soul” movement in African American music, literature, and film is discussed by representatives of each field. Writer of “Buppies, B-Boys, Baps, and Bohos” and director of “CB4” Nelson George talks about the simultaneous diversification and fragmentation of Black America with the rise of “ghetto-centricity”. Writer/director Carl Clay of the film “Let’s Get Busy” from Screw Hollywood Productions talks about challenging politics and internal communications within the African American Community. Rapper Doug E. Fresh brings the internal dialogue of the gangster rap community to the table. The responsibilities of African American artists to their community as leaders first and artists second is discussed by April Silver of The Cultural Initiative, David Mills of The Washington Post, and Kenneth Carroll of “One” magazine.

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