Hip Hop Pedagogy

Pedagogy

Praxis of Rhetoric of the Cool

Chora: "Good" Writing

What's "Cool"?

Appropriation: "Quotes" Improve Your Writing MIA's "Paper Planes" TI "Swagger Like Us"

Non-linearity: Why TI is the last to rhyme

On "Swagger Like Us", MIA is the first and last heard on the track, even though it's technically not her track.   

TI comes in last, but acknowledges the other rappers--pointing out their roles

Juxtaposition: different voicesJay-Z, Kanye West, TI, Lil Wayne--the sounds of their voice & the different ideas that they express on the same theme. Kanye: "My swagger is Mick Jagger...'Cause I'm slaved my whole life/Now I'm the master" (Legendary stature)

Jay-Z: "But I can't teach you my swag/You can pay for school, but you can't buy class" (Refinement through wealth) Lil Wayne: "No One Has Swagger Like These Four Gods!/And when if comes to styles, I got several" (Lyrical Dominance) TI: "No exaggeration necessary/Living revolutionary, nothing less than legendary...with extraordinary swag" (Street Credit)

Imagery

Commutation: the many meanings of "Swagger" 

Conclusion: An Essay with Chora + Swagger= A publishable piece!