Flo-Riding the New Wave? or, Postmillennial Black Hipness

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So, Kanye West is pretty commonly recognized as mainstream hip hop’s acolyte of the New Wave (Gary Numan references, what?), but Flo-Rida’s last two singles are totally obvious remixes/reworkings of iconic New Wave tracks. First, there’s “Right Round,” the somewhat…

“Single Ladies” = robots

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Beyoncé is an amazingly talented artist who plays around in very subtle and nuanced ways with “serious ideas” – all while singing some damn catchy hooks. It’s REALLY HARD to make delectable pop that also problematizes ideas in ways that…

its her factory

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“in a man’s world, b/c they’re not men…” This is a blog about philosophy, feminist and critical race theory, and popular music/pop culture…or, more or less, this is a blog about my research and things related to it. I chose…