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Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes

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Producer(s)Byron Hurt, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, Stanley Nelson
Director(s)Byron Hurt
Release Date1999
Work In ProgressNo
Runtime60 min
Format(s)DVD
Language(s)English
Youth MediaNo
Educational Materials Yes

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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.

Official Site http://www.mediaed.org/videos/MediaRaceAndRepresentation/HipHopBeyondBeatsAndRhymes
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Last Updated On:July 27, 2009

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Related IssuesFamily & Society, Gay/Lesbian, Gender/Women, Body Image, Sexual Harrassment, Violence against women, Media, Fair Representation, Racial Justice, African-American, Racial Discrimination, Youth, Adoption/Foster Care, Gangs, Identity