Class Year
2019
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Spring 2017
Department 1
Conservatory of Music
Department 2
Africana Studies
Abstract
This paper provides a context and then analysis of Kendrick Lamar's albums as they relate to advocating and affecting social change. The purpose is to show through example how hip-hop (and music in general) can act as an avenue towards creating positive change for oppressed peoples.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Rocha, Diego A., "Kendrick Lamar and Hip-Hop as a Medium for Social Change" (2017). Student Publications. 545.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/545
Included in
African American Studies Commons, Ethnomusicology Commons, Musicology Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons
Comments
Written for MUS 212: Cross-Cultural Elements and Contexts of Music.