Street Scriptures Summary AFAS 335 (Corrected)
Street Scriptures Summary In Street Scriptures (Between God and Hip-Hop) by Alejandro Nava, he analyzes and discusses the intersectionality of rap, culture, and god throughout Hip-Hop history. This relationship is complex and often personal to the cultural icons who represent numerous communities and influence the masses with their opinion-rich words and rhymes. Starting with Chapter 2, A Brief Sonic History of Hip-Hop, Alejandro dissects the historical intricacies and wavering relationships to the culture and the assorted relationships to god through varying religions and methodology. He emphasizes the importance of rap icons as “the role of the blind prophet in many instances, helping us to see and experience the world from a new perspective” (Page 44). Music is fundamentally based in an auditory experience, hence the referencing of “the blind prophet” as rap’s cultural icons. Humans most commonly rely on vision to interpret the world around them so it does not come as a shock that music has an innate ability to jar the consciousness and influence the mind via a frequency of feeling. This is evident in his quoting of the famous Chance the Rapper line, “You can feel the lyrics, the spirit coming in braille” Chance the Rapper, “Ultralight Beam
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