Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes

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Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes provides a riveting examination of manhood, sexism, and homophobia in hip-hop culture. Director Byron Hurt, former star college quarterback, longtime hip-hop fan, and gender violence prevention educator, conceived the documentary as a "loving critique" of a number of disturbing trends in the world of rap music. He pays tribute to hip-hop while challenging the rap music industry to take responsibility for glamorizing destructive, deeply conservative stereotypes of manhood. The documentary features revealing interviews about masculinity and sexism with rappers such as Mos Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss, and Busta Rhymes, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, and cultural commentators such as Michael Eric Dyson and Beverly Guy-Shetfall. Critically acclaimed for its fearless engagement with issues of race, gender violence, and the corporate exploitation of youth culture.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: October 3, 2006 at 9:55 pm
Author: ChallengingMedia

Length: 00:04:52
Rating: 4.62
Views: 1204391

Tags: MEF Media Education Literacy 50 Cent Nelly Sut Jhally Hip Hop Rap Culture Sexism Masculinity Mos Def Busta

Video Comments:
gomona (September 30, 2008 at 2:28 am)
wow, i am surprised busta wouldn't speak on homophobia in hiphop...
FaaBaRdh (September 29, 2008 at 8:33 am)
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dogbitebboy (September 21, 2008 at 1:01 pm)
WELL! I actually didn't see any graffiti, breakin OR dj'n in this movie, I saw a bunch of "rappers" in HIP-POP music that treats their women bad.. Big up to the the video tho..

But it ain't true Hiphop!
(excuse my bad English)
FRESS3000 (September 20, 2008 at 10:46 pm)
I can agree wit sum of what ya sayin about hip hop I truly embrace the culture as well as sound of it. I wish there were more real artists out there that could be heard, because there are some individuals out their that could make a difference Please hata stop and let those ones step up an make tha game betta!
sance005 (September 20, 2008 at 2:11 am)
everyone has a voice to say what they want....its too bad that those out there that have conscious lyrics or try talk about actual issues or even just stories(mos def, common, the roots, or even dead prez) arnt in the public eye...and its way easier for radio and media to glorify the ones who build up the persona of being like a new age scareface rapping about guns and drugs...entertainment sells just like movies and people eat it up...some like that music but by now its just commercialized
Phil0s0fia (September 14, 2008 at 8:21 pm)
Big shit like all DVD in the stores..
how can u call rapper to a guy like P Diddy or Nelly...and call the same name to Krs-One 2Pac or BIG?
You don't just listen to hip hop music, you feel it, you respect it, understand it, share it.
iagainsti93 (September 15, 2008 at 5:14 am)
You got that shit right on the dot.
joelcuttse855 (September 14, 2008 at 1:25 am)
let's have some fun today! ! !

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rell127 (September 12, 2008 at 8:27 pm)
well right now it's alot different then it was 5 years ago they are more on stupid shit
ruth8280 (September 11, 2008 at 8:31 pm)
you're right but you have a choice of what to say with that voice.