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Write down anything new you learned about the history of hip hop from these videos. Then, answer the following question:

How does this information about hip hop connect with the spoken poetry we watched in the first part?

Spoken poetry and hip hop are connected by...

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Choose one quote below and respond to the following question: What does this quote mean in your own words?

Choice 1: Haki Madhubuti - “And the mission is how do we [Black people] become a whole people, and how do we begin to essentially tell our narrative, while at the same time move toward a level of success in this country and in the world? And we can do that. I know we can do that.”

In my own words, this quote from Haki Madhubuti means...

Choice 2: Amiri Baraka - "[The Black Arts Movement's goal was] to create an art, a literature that would fight for Black people's liberation with as much intensity as Malcolm X our ‘Fire Prophet’ and the rest of the enraged masses who took to the streets."

In my own words, this quote from Amiri Baraka means...

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This short documentary is about the Black Arts Movement, the cultural explosion of Black art that emerged in the 60s and 70s. This movement was led by politically motivated poets, artists, dramatists, musicians, and writers who used their works to intertwine arts and activism. This documentary specifically focuses on Howard University's own, Amiri Baraka, whom history considers the father of the Black Arts Movement. While watching this documentary, allow yourself to consider the canon of Black art and how this movement has molded and shaped modern-day Black arts and culture.

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From Black History in Two Minutes (or So):

"In 1973, DJ Kool Herc set up his turntables and introduced a technique at a South Bronx house party that would change music as many people knew it. His ability to switch from record to record — as well as isolate and repeat music breaks — led to the discovery of the hip hop genre.

"From school yards to gatherings, boomboxes housed the exhilarating sound that people couldn’t get enough of. Soon, freestyling over the beat became popular, and we’d have one of the most noted songs of the genre released in 1979, entitled 'Rapper’s Delight.' As the genre evolved, artists used their platform to speak on social issues near and far. These lyrics became the melody that told the narrative of the artist’s world to a beat."

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Think about how our novel reflects the history of hip hop and the Black arts movement by answering the two questions below:

How does our novel, The Crossover, connect to hip hop and the Black arts movement?

The Crossover connects to hip hop and the Black arts movement by...

How does the book being written in a series of poems change the way the story is read and how you connect to the story as a reader?

The book being written in a series of poems changes the way the story is read and how one connects to the story because...

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We are going to conclude our exploration of hop hop and the Black Arts movement by listening to our author, Kwame Alexander, read an except from our novel The Crossover. As we are reading, think about how our novel reflects the history of hip hop and the Black arts movement.

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Kwame Alexander Reads an Excerpt From The Crossover

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Answer all of the following questions using what we've watched in our spoken word poems:

How do these spoken word poems make you feel?

These poems make me feel ___ and ___ because...

What connections can you make to these poems?

One way I can connect to these poems is ___ because...

Do you think these poems have the power to help change people’s attitude towards racism?

I do/do not think these poems have the power to change people's attitude toward racism because...

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We are going to start our exploration of hip hop and the Black arts movement by listening to spoken word poetry. This is a performance style in which a poet performs their poetry through voice, intonation, and performance. As you listen to these performances, think about the following questions:

How do these poems make you feel? What connections can you make to these poems? Do you think these poems have the power to help change people’s attitude towards racism?

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Hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr., with additional commentary from author Joan Morgan, Jelani Cobb of Columbia University, rapper Nas, and filmmaker Ava Duvernay, we celebrate an underground cultural movement that has unified people and has become the most streamed genre of present day.

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Brandon Leake from Stockton, California, performs his emotional spoken-word act with his poetry about social justice.

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Brandon Leake Performs Heart-Wrenching Spoken Word to His Mother - America's Got Talent 2020

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Video 2: A History of Hip Hop in the Bronx

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Video 2: A History of Hip Hop in the Bronx

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Hip hop culture has been around for over 40 years and New York City can claim this international art form as its own.  CUNY TV takes a look at this global phenomenon through the words of the hip hop artists themselves.

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History of Hip Hop in the Bronx - Arts in the City

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Amina Iro and Hannah Halpern (from DC's Youth Slam Poetry Team) both inspire and entertain at the 2014 Common Ground Awards with their slam poetry.

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A Muslim and Jewish girl's bold poetry slam

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Three poets perform together to address the Islamophobia faced by Muslims around the world, especially in the United States.

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POETRY SLAM ON RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION