'My Passport Says Shawn'By Mark Anthony Neal
The Branding of Jay Z: Whereas most hip-hop artists simply adopt alternative personas, often referencing an underground drug lord or fictional Mafioso figures, Jay Z has created a complex hip-hop identity that speaks to concepts such as fluidity, mobility and social capital.
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Jay-Z, Offering Hip-Hop for Grownups
December 6, 2006 ·
Jay-Z's latest album, Kingdom Come may speak more to older listeners than to college students. Commentator and professor Mark Anthony Neal is an associate professor in the Department of African and African American Studies at Duke University.
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