Escribir, componer, improvisar: Prácticas creativas desde la perspectiva de jóvenes raperos de La Plata

Abstract

This article is based on ethnographic fieldwork with young rappers who inhabit different neighborhoods of La Plata (capital of Buenos Aires province). With the goal of contributing to the understanding of the mechanisms of rap songs’ construction, we analyze, from the actors’ perspective, their training processes as musicians; their compositional practices, including improvisations and songwriting; the validation and valuation criteria regarding their productions; and the different social spaces in which these practices are developed.