Hip-Hop, Black Millennials, and Understandings of Blackness: 'I’m Black and I’m Proud'

Abstract

This study researches what role, if any, hip-hop lyrics and culture play in shaping U.S.-based Black Millennials’ understandings of Blackness. There is not a wide range of current scholarly information about Black Millennials, hip-hop lyrics, hip-hop culture, and Blackness. Nine Black Millennial men and women from the ages of 22 through 37 were selected to interview for this research. These interviewees were picked through personal relationships and knowing the amount of knowledge they hold about hip-hop and Blackness. Scholarly books and articles were also a method used to conduct this research. This research seeks to contribute to this growing area of scholarship, and the Black Millennial Playlist, is the sonic corollary to the project.