Tag Archives: Rap Music

Lupe Fiasco has Good Intentions…

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

But he still misses the mark. This week, I’m borrowing from one of my favorite gender studies lectures this year. Early last semester my pop culture prof had us watch rapper Lupe Fiasco’s “Bitch Bad” music video, one of his … Continue reading →

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How I Rediscovered My Love for George Orwell

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

I was doing the Monday night routine helping tutor my usual group of high school girls when one of them presents her essay assignment about George Orwell’s Animal Farm, wanting to brainstorm some of the key themes with me and … Continue reading →

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Do as I Say, Not as I Do: French Montana’s Pop That Video

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

In considering my extended family, and discounting my younger brother, I am technically the baby of my family. My parents were both born quite a few years after their other siblings, both of them the results of unplanned pregnancies (well, … Continue reading →

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