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Hip-Hop as a Political Tool
Five steps to using hip hop within a political framework and to developing a viable political constituency in the hip-hop generation.
Many people who want to politically and civically engage young people see hip hop culture as the best avenue to accomplish these goals. Although hip hop culture is ubiquitous, particularly in relation to youth, such a road is fraught with landmines, given controversial rap music lyrics that tend to sensationalize violence, crime and sex and rap music videos that depict women as sex toys.
However, for social change agents intent on this path, the challenge is to begin to formulate strategies that use hip hop to foster young people's interest in and engagement with issues that impact them and their communities. Story from AlterNet |
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| Hip-Hop as a Political Tool |
| Five steps to using hip hop within a political framework and to developing a viable political constituency in the hip-hop generation |
| 08 June 2004 |
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| Kris Kristofferson |
| Video interview with American folk singer Kris Kristofferson about his personal experiences with music censorship in USA - and in Russia |
| 31 March 2008 |
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| Shoot the Singer! Book |
| "Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today". The first worldwide presentation of contemporary cases of music censorship, with cases from i.a. Burma, Mexico, Middle East, France, Algeria, Zimbabwe, USA, South Africa, Turkey. Edited by Freemuse director Marie Korpe, published by Zed Books, May 2004. |
| 25 May 2004 |
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| CRAG Report: The Missing Cuban Musicians |
| No Cuban bands have been admitted entry into the U.S. since November 2003. New report on the situation for cultural exchange between Cuba and the U.S. |
| 05 October 2004 |
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| Mixing Pop & Politics: Music Making Change |
| Forthcoming conference on popular music’s important place in the struggle for human rights and democratic freedoms. Panel discussions will examine topics including: Music as a Human Right; Bridging the North / South Divide Through Music; and Musical Activism |
| 20 September 2004 |
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| New US study on cultural exchanges since September 11 |
| U.S Homeland Security and State departments are encouraged to "work together to improve the current visa situation…so it is less of a barrier for foreign visitors, artists, and scholars, and for the presenters who invite them" |
| 10 September 2004 |
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| Venue expels Linda Ronstadt after political remarks |
| The singer was booed and removed from a Las Vegas casino for praising film-maker Michael Moore and his film Fahrenheit 9/11 during a show. Ronstadt called Moore a "great American patriot" and "someone who is spreading the truth" |
| 20 July 2004 |
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| Elton John attacks new 'era of censorship' in America |
| The British singer has attacked what he calls a McCarthy-like "era of censorship" in America. Entertainers who speak out against the Bush administration or its policy on Iraq, he claimed, risk scorn and damage to their livelihood |
| 17 July 2004 |
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| Cuban musicians criticize new U.S. travel rules |
A group of musicians has criticized new U.S. regulations that will further limit travel to Cuba, urging the United States to build bridges to the island instead of tearing them down.
The musicians tied their comments to the release of the album: Bridge to Havana |
| 02 July 2004 |
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| USA: 'Crash into me, baby!' |
| America’s implicit music censorship since September 11. Read the chapter from 'Shoot the Singer!', by Eric Nuzum on how the September 11 terror attacks have affected freedom of musical expression |
| 03 June 2004 |
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| Singer 'strips' over censorship |
| Wearing a "nude suit" on stage to complain about censorship in the US, Alanis Morissette criticised a radio station for forcing her to change strong language in one of her recent songs |
| 06 April 2004 |
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| Singer Lee Jones attacks Bush |
| American singer Rickie Lee Jones has attacked the policies of the Bush administration on her latest record - despite the potential risk to her career. “I usually reflect things totally internally. But I think what is happening in America is so disturbing to me, it becomes internal” |
| 07 January 2004 |
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| Music during wartime |
| An extensive collection of links to articles related to how the war on Iraq affected freedom of musical expression - from American country albums being burned to the rise in protest music |
| 10 June 2003 |
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| The day protest music died |
| Pop music played a crucial role in the national debate over the Vietnam War. By the late 1960's, radio stations across the country were crackling with blatantly political songs that became mainstream hits |
| 05 March 2003 |
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| Clear Channel: September 11 & Corporate Censorship |
| Corporate censor no. 1, or just the market leader? A collection of articles on Clear Channel - including the debate on the infamous list of 'potentially offensive songs', which Clear Channel suggested its 1.300 radio stations not to play following the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US |
| 01 December 2002 |
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| Public Enemy vs MTV |
| MTV will not show the video for 'Gotta Give the Peeps What They Need' |
| 14 October 2002 |
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| 9/11: Is protest music dead? |
| Music used to be the dominant voice against war. Now it's easier to shut up and get paid. What's really going on? Extensive article on 9/11 effects and media concentration, by Jeff Chang |
| 16 April 2002 |
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| USA: Record label accused of boycotting song |
| Famous rapper Master P believes that Sony BMG are placing phone calls to radio stations across USA, demanding that his son’s single not get played and negotiating “no-play deals” |
| 11 May 2006 |
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| Governments against dance music |
| Laws are in place all over Europe, in the USA and in Asia, "aimed at stifling dance music culture", according to music organisers |
| 14 October 2005 |
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| Dennis Lyxzen / TINC |
| Video interview with Dennis Lyxzen from The (international) Noise Conspiracy. An outsider’s view on music and censorship in the USA after 9/11 |
| 11 July 2002 |
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| 1900-1949 |
Freemusepedia timeline: North America: 1900-1949
USA: Billie Holiday, James Caesar Perilla |
| 01 January 2001 |
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| 1950s |
Freemusepedia timeline: North America: 1950-1959
USA: Paul Robeson, Pete Seeger & the Weavers, 'Black music', Link Wray |
| 01 January 2001 |
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| 1960s |
Freemusepedia timeline: North America: 1960-1969
USA: Johnny Cash, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, Bob Dylan, John Lennon & Yoko Ono |
| 01 January 2001 |
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