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    STUDIA PHILOLOGIA - Issue no. 1 / 2019  
         
  Article:   REPRESENTATIONS OF BLACK MASCULINITY IN THE 2010s HIP-HOP.

Authors:  NÓRA MÁTHÉ.
 
       
         
  Abstract:  
Representations of Black Masculinity in the 2010s Hip-Hop. One of the most well-known perceptions of contemporary African-American males comes from hip-hop music, a genre dominated largely by Black men. The overly sexual, hypermasculine, angry and aggressive persona is a characteristic of these performers. However, in recent years, this toxic masculinity has been challenged and deconstructed by mainstream artists. Important voices in hip-hop, such as Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West and Jay-Z are embracing a more truthful and intellectual approach to what it means to be a Black man in the United States. This paper sets out to explore these changes, exemplifying them through the lyrics of commercially successful and critically acclaimed rappers.

Keywords: hip-hop, rapper, Black masculinity, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar.
 
         
     
         
         
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