- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- ATLien' hip hop aesthetics: an analysis of popular hip hop songs produced in Atlanta, Georgia, 2006
- Creator:
- Hadley, Fredara M.
- Date of Original:
- 2006-07-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The purpose of this research was to investigate whether or not geography impacts the aesthetic themes of popular hip hop songs. This study was based on the premise that hip hop music is directly linked to the local culture in which it is created and that those culture differences are reflected in hip hop aesthetic variances. A content analysis approach was used to analyze the selected hip hop songs. Five aesthetic themes of popular Atlanta hip hop music were identified. The researcher found that three of the aesthetic themes reinforced current mainstream hip hop aesthetic themes and two of the aesthetic themes emerged as alternatives to current mainstream hip hop aesthetics.The conclusion indicated that hip hop aesthetics are influenced by its geographical location. Regional location does not completely destroy primary hip hop aesthetics; however, it does add to the aesthetic definition of the hip hop genre.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2006_hadley_fredara_m.pdf
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
-
