Art Racial Struggles
How do you paint racial struggle? Art and the Racial Struggle in America have always been linked. Art has been used as a tool in the ongoing racial struggle in America, and has helped to unify, divide and define all Americans in some form. Art itself has always been a difficult term to define, but I believe that based on any one persons definition, it can be an antidote or a form of resistance against certain kinds of discrimination. W.E.B. Du Bois make a strong argument for the role in which art plays in the racial struggle and defines art as “propaganda”, even in the face of purist. It is because of my exploration of Du Bois’s article, “Criteria of Negro Art”, that I firmly believe art and the racial struggle are linked. The world has
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He was in essence calling out MTV for awarding Taylor Swift, because she is white and Beyonce is Black and the award, which is voted on by the fans, favored Taylor. Because he spoke out and expressed his frustration, Kanye received a huge backlash from the media and the industry. Most of it was due to the manner in which he interrupted Taylor on stage but also because he claimed the award was unjustly presented. Kanye felt that this was necessary to try and awaken people’s skewed views on art and to convey what he believes was the …show more content…
Evolving out of hardcore rap, gangsta rap had an edgy, noisy sound. The lyrics were an accurate reflection of reality because they wrote songs about what they knew. Gangsta rap went on to become the most commercially successful form of hip-hop in the late '80s and early '90s. In the process, gangsta rap caused considerable controversy, as conservative organizations tried to get the albums banned. Even when the activist groups forced certain bands off major labels, the groups continued to make their music uncensored. Since this genre of music became popular and the artists were able to speak their mind without being censored, the music gave a voice to those who were not in a position of power. Gangsta Rap only strengthened Du Bois’s theory that all art is in some form a use of
He was in essence calling out MTV for awarding Taylor Swift, because she is white and Beyonce is Black and the award, which is voted on by the fans, favored Taylor. Because he spoke out and expressed his frustration, Kanye received a huge backlash from the media and the industry. Most of it was due to the manner in which he interrupted Taylor on stage but also because he claimed the award was unjustly presented. Kanye felt that this was necessary to try and awaken people’s skewed views on art and to convey what he believes was the …show more content…
Evolving out of hardcore rap, gangsta rap had an edgy, noisy sound. The lyrics were an accurate reflection of reality because they wrote songs about what they knew. Gangsta rap went on to become the most commercially successful form of hip-hop in the late '80s and early '90s. In the process, gangsta rap caused considerable controversy, as conservative organizations tried to get the albums banned. Even when the activist groups forced certain bands off major labels, the groups continued to make their music uncensored. Since this genre of music became popular and the artists were able to speak their mind without being censored, the music gave a voice to those who were not in a position of power. Gangsta Rap only strengthened Du Bois’s theory that all art is in some form a use of