The RAP is BLACK: narratives and discourses that express ourselves

Abstract

In this paper we aim to analyze the poetic narratives that intertwine the making of rap, understanding that this is part of the three elements that make up the Hip Hop Movement: rap (music), break (dance) and graffiti / graffiti (graphic art). A movement of expressions of aesthetic, musical, poetic, and protest specificities, among others, highlighting what is genuine in popular productions. For this work, we will take as an example for this analysis the Rap: "O Rap é Preto" by MC Nego Max (2018), from this punctuating some linguistic, socio-historical and political aspects that are portrayed in the body of work. For this analysis we make use of anthropological, educational, linguistic-discursive studies. That is, in this aspect, we emphasize the narrative and the speeches present in this rap that portray the experience and writing (Conceição Evaristo, 2014); of the MC's (Master of Ceremony); DJ's (Disc-Jockey); BGIRLS and BBOYS (who practice the break). These are the ones responsible for building a connection between their realities and the listening/feeling public, with their lyrics that address veiled and religious racism, gender and sexuality, the role of black women in society, and the various ways of understanding education, especially an equitable education. Even though it has an internal diversity in its forms of artistic and political manifestation, the Hip-Hop Movement since its roots has been developing a role of political and social claim and it is on this form of artistic-cultural manifestation that the research presented here directs its discussion.