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Abstract

Hip-Hop’s long history has engrained itself within academic discussion on race, authenticity and gender. Often, Hip-Hop authenticity is tied to its roots in Black American culture and White Hip-hop artists try to negotiate their place within it. This study investigates the importance and central component of authenticity in the sub-cultural setting of the Hip-Hop music genre, as well as where women stand within it. This dissertation does this by providing a history of both Hip-Hop authenticity and the Female Hip-Hop experience, as well as more recent academic developments, such as what the modern-day female Hip-Hop artist looks like, what problems we see as a society in terms of cultural significance, and what arguments around the term ‘Black fishing’ look like, by using the single Boyz and Jesy Nelson as a case study for this. This dissertation will be supported by academic discussions from scholars such as Cook (2021), McLeod (1999) and Oswald (2018).

Course: Media Studies - BA (Hons) - C1346

Date Deposited: 2022-08-08

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