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Act white wit da mic: the language of white rappers in mainstream rap

Act white wit da mic: the language of white rappers in mainstream rap. By Eric Dinsmore 5/7/13 ENGL 604 DR. FIELD.

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Act white wit da mic: the language of white rappers in mainstream rap

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  1. Act white wit da mic: the language of white rappers in mainstream rap By Eric Dinsmore 5/7/13 ENGL 604 DR. FIELD

  2. “All these white kids wanna be black now. All these white boys – baseball caps, fuckin’ pants saggin’. The scary part is, they’re really in tune now, really holdin’ 40s. They’re playin’ a game they don’t understand.” -Erick Sermon, EpMd

  3. Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks. This “form of expression” is part of the white rapper ethos. So what is the rap game and how did that game change to allow more whites to play?

  4. The Rise…

  5. …and fall of Vanilla Ice.

  6. By the end of the 90s, something happened…

  7. This guy

  8. Not the first white rapper, but the most prominent . . .

  9. The Hip Hop Ethos • Black Epistemology (Olson and Shobe) • What we talk about when we talk about “keepin’ it real.” • Rhythmic AAVE

  10. The White Hip Hop Ethos • Black Social Class Epistemology • What we talk about when we talk about whites “keepin’ it real.” • Dropping AAVE

  11. The Case of Eyedea

  12. Gained fame after winning the “Blaze Battle” 2000

  13. Articulates the /r/ at the end of words* *Cecelia Cutler, “You Shouldn’t Be Rappin’, You Should Be Skateboardin’ the X-Games”

  14. While a typical lyric may look (and sound) like this… “You'll neva, eva, brave the weatha, I'm too cleva” -Afu Ra, “Big Acts, Little Acts” (2000)

  15. …Eyedea and other white rappers typically articulate /r/ sounds.

  16. Always spittin’ my lines, thinkin’ that he’s freshe[rr], Spittin’ Eyedea lines the only way you’ll ever sell a reco[rr]d.

  17. Use of Code Words: “Black” replaces “Nigga”

  18. Black, that’s how it goes. Pull up a stool, I’m the teache[rr],I’m about to wea[r] your bitch ass like sneake[rr]s.

  19. The Obsession of marking race, black or white.

  20. IMPLICATIONS • The post-Eminem era as a rite of passage • Cutler: White as “other” and the notion of double consciousness • Whiteness less an impediment, arguably a benefit...?

  21. Top White Rappers for 2012 Macklemore Yelawolf Eminem Kreayshawn MGK Mac Miller Riff Raff Beastie Boys Asher Roth Lady Soverign

  22. And the beat goes on…

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