Description: Seminar, one hour. Critical examination of community issues socially, culturally, economically, and politically through artistic liberation of hip-hop. Discussion of black musical uprise through exploration of Kendrick Lamar's latest album, "To Pimp A Butterfly." Tracing of history of black Los Angeles, as it becomes cultural and intellectual climate where revolution emerges. Study of both rise of hip-hop in Southern California and historical context in which that significant cultural movement developed. Creative analysis of dichotomy of black culture in America. P/NP grading. Facilitated by Rakeidra Davis-Hudson, with Mary F. Corey as faculty mentor.

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