"Making a change?!" - Between Grassroots and Commercialisation in Contemporary American Rap Music

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, University of Freiburg, course: The Rise of the Entertainment Industry, language: English, abstract: The Hip Hop culture between grassroots and commercialzation. Can rap music bring about social and political change for African Americans or is it merely entertainment?