Black Masculinities In Rap Music

In the south region of the United States, Atlanta Georgia preferably, has been at the top of hip hop music production for the last decade. Several artists had used dance and dance instruction in combination with their lyrics to carry, and to have a concept of masculinities. Body movements works hand in hand with lyrics in the expression of masculinities, another commonly held misconception is that Black masculinity is a singular concept. Masculinities are communicated through hip-hop dance and are a non-verbal language. Black male rappers attempt to create personas where they are in control and money is pass to freedom, for many years black males have been frequently positioned as victims in southern history of emasculation lynching, violence, involuntary servitude and underemployment. The cultural traditions in the south have been able to sustain themselves for generations regardless of how the other regions of the country have had their traditions weakened by influence of popular culture.

Both song lyrics and kinesic movements are put in social and historical context, as Black masculinities are removed and deliberated on. The hip-hop dances in the south are done homosocially, which can also be linked to rhythmic movements and songs that were done on Georgia chains gangs and as well as step-ping and/or blocking by fraternities and sororities. These movement are uniquely southern, but they also come out of the experiences of the Black males in Atlanta,