<p>(Same as African American Studies M107 and Ethnomusicology M119.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to development of rap music and hip-hop culture, with emphasis on musical and verbal qualities, philosophical and political ideologies, gender representation, and influences on cinema and popular culture. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Global Jazz Studies

The school cultivates models for musical studies that integrate exemplary scholarship and practices, and engage through music with diverse communities on campus, throughout Los Angeles, and beyond.

Herb Alpert School of Music

The curriculum is designed around performance courses, musicianship and music theory, and a broad understanding of the historical and societal context of the development and advancement of jazz.

General Education — Visual & Performance Arts Analysis & Practice (Arts & Humanities)

General Catalog

Cultural History of Rap

GJ STDS M119

5 units