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Original Articles

Viewing the Hip

An Overview of Rap Music in Film

Pages 1-19 | Published online: 22 Oct 2008
 

ABSTRACT

“Viewing the Hip,” is an overview of the use of Rap music in feature films. This essay will examine (1) A definition of Rap music (2) An overview of African-American film music (3) The emergence of Rap music on film soundtracks and (4) Rap as a film score and soundtrack. This essay reviews more than thirty-five film soundtracks from 1989 through 1995.

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