Da Art of Storytellin’: Black Men, Placemaking, and Hip-Hop Narratives from the Dirty South
Thomas-Walker, Lashanah
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Abstract
This narrative study examines how Black men Hip-Hop artists from Atlanta, Georgia, interpret their urban environment through rap lyrics, centering their lived experiences as young Black men from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Through content analysis of Hip-Hop music, the study specifically focuses on how these artists interpret and articulate the spatial and cultural realities of urban Atlanta. Using a Black feminist methodology and grounded in theories of Intersectionality, Hip-Hop feminism, and Black placemaking, this research foregrounds Black male oration in Hip-Hop as a site of cultural production, knowledge formation, and resistance. The lyrical narratives are analyzed as forms of spatial reclamation and identity work, revealing how Hip-Hop artists construct and represent Black placemaking in the urban South.
