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HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes | PBS Independent Lens
by noteworthy at 2:15 pm EST, Feb 18, 2007 |
Filmmaker Byron Hurt, a life-long hip-hop fan, was watching rap music videos on BET when he realized that each video was nearly identical. Guys in fancy cars threw money at the camera while scantily clad women danced in the background. As he discovered how stereotypical rap videos had become, Hurt, a former college quarterback turned activist, decided to make a film about the gender politics of hip-hop, the music and the culture that he grew up with.
This program airs tonight on some PBS stations; its official premiere is on Tuesday. About Independent Lens, the New Yorker wrote, in 2003: Watching “Independent Lens” is like going into an independent bookstore —— you don’t always find what you were looking for but you often find something you didn’t even know you wanted.
That's how the New Yorker piece ends. I also like how it begins: Cable news has a habit of treating viewers like children on a long car trip.
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RE: HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes | PBS Independent Lens
by Decius at 11:57 pm EST, Feb 18, 2007 |
noteworthy wrote: Filmmaker Byron Hurt, a life-long hip-hop fan, decided to make a film about the gender politics of hip-hop, the music and the culture that he grew up with.
Does it actually SAY Hip-Hop on it?! |
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RE: HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes | PBS Independent Lens
by noteworthy at 5:19 am EST, Feb 19, 2007 |
Decius wrote: Does it actually SAY Hip-Hop on it?!
I'm not entirely sure how to read your question. If you are asking how to find this program in the listings, look for "Independent Lens". The name of the episode is 'Hip-hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes'. I recorded it last night but haven't watched it. |
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RE: HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes | PBS Independent Lens
by Decius at 9:12 am EST, Feb 19, 2007 |
noteworthy wrote:
Decius wrote: Does it actually SAY Hip-Hop on it?!
I'm not entirely sure how to read your question. If you are asking how to find this program in the listings, look for "Independent Lens". The name of the episode is 'Hip-hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes'. I recorded it last night but haven't watched it.
You didn't get it. It was a reference to Discover Hip-Hop. |
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