Hip hop : beyond beats & rhymes / National Black Programming Consortia ; Independent Television Service ; Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; a film by Byron Hurt ; produced, directed and written by Byron Hurt ; co-produced by Sabrina Schmidt Gordon ; God Bless The Child Productions, Inc.

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A riveting examination of masculinity, sexism, and homophobia in hop-hop culture. Delivering a self-described "loving critique" of rap music, director Byron Hurt - a former star college quarterback, longtime hip-hop fan, and now gender violence prevention educator - pays tribute to the power and cr...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors:	Chuck D, 1960- Fat Joe Dyson, Michael Eric Guy-Sheftall, Beverly Hurt, Byron, 1970- Powell, Kevin, 1966- Schmidt Gordon, Sabrina Winters, Bill, 1975-
Language:	English
Published:	[place of publication not identified] : Media Education Foundation, 2006.
Series:	Kanopy films.
Subjects:	African Americans > Study and teaching. Communication. Hip-hop > Social aspects. Masculinity. Media education. Race. Rap (Music) > Social aspects. Representative government and representation. Sexism in music. Women's studies. Documentary films.
Genre:	Documentary films.
Online Access:	Connect to: A Kanopy streaming video - MSU authorized users (kanopy) Connect to: Cover Image - MSU authorized users
Physical Description:	1 online resource (2 video files, approximately 116 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Variant Title:	Beyond beats and rhymes
Format:	Electronic Video

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Summary:	A riveting examination of masculinity, sexism, and homophobia in hop-hop culture. Delivering a self-described "loving critique" of rap music, director Byron Hurt - a former star college quarterback, longtime hip-hop fan, and now gender violence prevention educator - pays tribute to the power and creativity of hip-hop while challenging the rap industry to take responsibility for glamorizing destructive, deeply conservative sterotypes of manhood. The documentary features revealing insights from rappers such as Mos Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss, and Busta Rhymes, hop-hop mogul Russell Simmons, and cultural commentators such as Michael Eric Dyson, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, and Kevin Powell. Critically acclaimed for its fearless engagement with issues of race and racism, gender violence, and the corporate exploitation of youth culture.
Audience:	Grade 9+ Higher education.
Credits:	Edited by Sabrina Schmidt Gordon ; director of photography, Bill Winters.
Participant or Performer:	Commentary: Russell Simmons, Mos Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, Russell Simmons, Michael Eric Dyson, Beverly Guy-Shetfall.