Badmen and Black Panthers
Gangsta rap’s narratives and protagonists drew on long traditions within African-American storytelling.
Reading
- Quinn chapter 5, “The Nigga Ya Love to Hate: Badman Lore and Gangsta Rap”
Listening
- Stagger Lee (Taj Mahal, 1969)
- Guerillas In Tha Mist (Da Lench Mob, 1992)
Quiz
- Bad Men and Black Panthers
