Political/Message Rap Popular Media articles

  1. Chang, Jeff and David Zirin. “Not all hip-hop is misogynistic, violent”. Los Angeles Times.  29           April 2007
  2. Chung, Jen. 2008.  “Nas Protests Fox News Over Racist Coverage”.  gothamist.  24 July 2008. http://gothamist.com/2008/07/24/nas_protests_fox_news_over_racist_c.php
  3. Conner, Thomas .  2011.  “Lupe Fiasco’s battles with Atlantic dampens long-awaited ‘Lasers.’”         Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, Illinois Retrieved from              http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/4099380-421/the-lasers-fiasco.html
  4. DeGhett, Torie Rose.  “El Haqed, Morocco’s Hip Hop Revolutionary,” The Guardian, 17 April 2012.  Retrieved on June 12, 2012 from http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/17/el-haqed-morocco-hip-hop-revolutionary
  5. Fernandes,  Sujatha.  “The Mixtape of the Revolution,” The New York Times, 30 January 2012, Opinion; A23. New York Edition
  6. Fontaine, Smokey.  “A Hip-Hop Victory:  The End of the Rockefeller Drug Laws.”  NewsOne March 27, 2009.   Retrieved from http://newsone.com/140151/a-hip-hop-victory-the-end-of-the-rockerfeller-drug-laws/ 
  7. Heim, Joe.  “Rapper Ups the Anti on Bush and 9/11,” The Washington Post, 17 July 2004, Style; C01. Final Edition
  8. Jacks, Brian.  “Rhymefest Explains How Hip-Hop Career Helps Him in Politics:  Kanye West Protégé Made it to a Run-off Election for Chicago City Council,” MTV News, 25 February 2011.  Retrieved from http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1658765/rhymefest-chicago-election.jhtml.
  9. Lang, Derrick J.  “VH-1’s ‘Salt-N-Pepa Show’ Tackles Jena 6,” Associated Press, 26 November 2007.
  10. Lelinwalla, Mark. “Hip-Hop Reacts to Planned Troy Davis Execution.”  XXL, 21 September 2011.  Retrieved from http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2011/09/hip-hop-reacts-to-planned-troy-davis-execution/
  11. Nielson Erik.  2012.  “How Hop-Hop Fell Out of Love With Obama.”  The Guardian.  23 August 2012.  Retrieved from http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/aug/23/why-hip-hop-deserting-obama
  12. Paine, Jake. “Willie D Talks Reuniting With Scarface For Trayvon Martin, Remembers “Fuck      Rodney King” HipHopDX, 26 April 2012.  Retrieved from http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1881/title.willie-d-talks-reuniting           with scarface-for-trayvon-martin-remembers-fuck-rodney-king
  13. Peralta, Eyder. 2013.  “Rapper Lupe Fiasco Booted Off Inaugural Party Stage After Criticizing Obama”  NPR, 21 January 2013.  Retrieved from  http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/01/21/169902969/rapper-lupe-fiasco-booted-off-inaugural-party-stage-after-criticizing-obama
  14. Perpetua, Matthew. “Mos Def to Retire the Name ‘Mos Def’” RollingStone, 7 September 2011.  Retrieved from http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mos-def-to-retire-the-name-mos-def-20110907
  15. Raze, Steve and Blak Magic.  2012.  “Exclusive Video:  Waka Flocka Launches Anti-Bully Campaign in Atlanta.” All Hip-Hop.Com. Retrieved on May 27, 2012 http://allhiphop.com/2012/01/25/waka-flocka-launches-anti-bully-campaign-in-atlanta/
  16. Reid, Shaheem. 2008.  “Barack Obama And Hip-Hop: Does The Support Of Jay-Z, Nas, T.I.        Hurt His Chances?:  ‘[Rappers] need to be super quiet on Barack,’ Scarface says, or critics    will ‘smash on him because of what somebody else said.’”   www.MTV.com Retrieved on    March 12, 2009 from http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593139/can-hip-hop-support              obama-without-hurting-his-campaign.jhtml
  17. Sims, Melanie.  “Hip Hop Stars Rally for Jena 6,” Associated Press featured in USA TODAY, 4 October 2007.
  18. Springer, Anthony.  2007.  “Mos Def and Others Sponsor School Walk Out for Jena 6.” Retrieved from http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.5756/title.mos-def-others-sponsor-school-walk-out-for-jena-6.
  19. Tareen, Sophia. Associated Press. 18 February 2011. “Rhymefest Could be on Chicago’s City      Council”  Supports Swells for Rapper in 20th Ward.”  The Huffington Post Online.              http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/18/rhymefest-could-be-on-chi_n_825418.html#      (accessed May 29, 2011)
  20. Weiner, Rachel. 2013.  “Lupe Fiasco Escorted Off Stage After  Anti-Obama Comments.”  Washington Post, 21 January 2013.  Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/01/21/169902969/rapper-lupe-fiasco-booted-off-inaugural-party-stage-after-criticizing-obama