Drill Rap Sex Work And The Digital Underground

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In this book, Jabari Evans examines Chicago’s controversial Drill rap scene and the “always-on” nature of social media for these musicians, who are often tasked with maintaining constant connection across multiple platforms in order to both affirm their street authenticity locally and promote themselves to an imagined audience of global Hip-Hop fans. Drawing on empirical studies, ethnographic fieldwork, and prominent members of Chicago’s Hip-Hop scene, Evans explores the role of social media as an economic resource supporting artistic labor and the implications, both positive and negative, of relying on these platforms for success. Clout, a term heavily used by Drill rappers, refers to the way their influence on social media is measured according to numeric metrics including likes, views, re-posts, and followers. Ultimately, Evans argues that while Black youth of Drill effectively use Hip-Hop cultural norms to harness the power of clout and gain individual celebrity, this success comes with ambivalence over unwanted surveillance of their private lives and the need to rely on negative stereotypes as central to their identities.

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Jabari M. Evans
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Release : 2024-10-15
File : 159 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781666909982


Blues Soul

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Release : 1990-12
File : 652 Pages
ISBN-13 : UVA:X002172298


The Wire

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Genre : Alternative rock music
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Release : 2002
File : 682 Pages
ISBN-13 : UVA:X006130344


Bibliography Of Agriculture

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Genre : Agriculture
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Release : 1985
File : 1056 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105014005909


Bibliography Of Agriculture With Subject Index

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Genre : Agriculture
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Release : 1985
File : 1036 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015023534350