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The darker side of Black

Gangsta chic, violence and nihilism, the hard edge of rap and reggae increasingly dominates the image of black popular culture. This film investigates the issues raised by the genre, such as ritualized machismo, misogyny, attitudes towards homosexuality and religion, and gun glorification. Filmed in dance halls, hip hop clubs, and using interviews and music video clips, film takes us to London, Jamaica and the U.S. to examine the "darker" side of contemporary black music.

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  • "Filmakers Library, Inc. presents"

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  • "Gangsta chic, violence and nihilism, the hard edge of rap and reggae increasingly dominates the image of black popular culture. This film investigates the issues raised by the genre, such as ritualized machismo, misogyny, attitudes towards homosexuality and religion, and gun glorification. Filmed in dance halls, hip hop clubs, and using interviews and music video clips, film takes us to London, Jamaica and the U.S. to examine the "darker" side of contemporary black music."
  • "Gangsta chic, violence and nihilism, the hard edge of rap and reggae increasingly dominates the image of black popular culture. This film investigates the issues raised by the genre, such as ritualized machismo, misogyny, attitudes towards homosexuality and religion, and gun glorification. Filmed in dance halls, hip hop clubs, and using interviews and music video clips, film takes us to London, Jamaica and the U.S. to examine the "darker" side of contemporary black music."@en
  • "Moving between New York City, Kingston, Jamaica and London, the film investigates the social and political influences of rap and ragga music, its proponents, fans, detractors and critics. Explores the rough edges of the music: ritualized machismo, misogyny, homophobia and gun glorification, which incresingly dominate the images of black popular culture."@en
  • "Deals as well with issues of class, commercial marketing, the legacy of colonialism, fundamentalist faith and the fears governing accepted notions of masculinity."@en
  • "Gangsta chic, violence and nihilism, the hard edge of Rap and Reggae increasingly dominates the image of black popular culture. Investigates the issues raised by the genre, such as ritualized machismo, misogyny, attitudes towards homosexuality and religion, and gun glorification. Filmed in dance halls, hip hop clubs, and using interviews and music video clips, takes us to London, Jamaica and the U.S. to examine the "darker" side of contemporary black music."@en
  • "Gangsta chic, violence, nihilism, sexism and homophobia, the hard edge of Rap and Reggae in the hip-hop and dance-hall cultures dominate the images of black popular culture. This video looks at the roots in the violence of slavery, the social and political influences such as homophobia and the assertion of female sexuality, ritualized machismo and mysogyny, gun glorification. Set in London, Jamaica and the USA, the film presents the views of people like Shabba Ranks, Ice Cube, Michael Franti, Buju Banton and former Jamaican prime minister Michael Manley."@en
  • "Gangsta chic, violence and nihilism, the hard edge of Rap and Reggae increasingly dominates the image of black popular culture. This is an intelligent and provocative investigation of the complex issues raised by the genre, such as ritualized machismo, misogyny, homophobia, and gun glorification. Noted experts on black history, such as Cornel West of Princeton University, and Michael Manly, former prime minister of Jamaica, analyze the phenomenon and give insights into its development and meaning. Filmed in dance halls, hip hop clubs, and using interviews and music video clips, The Darker Side of Black takes us to London, Jamaica and the USA. Directed by award winning filmmaker Issac Julien who made Looking for Langston, the film brings together diverse musicians as Buju Banton, Shabba Ranks, and Britain s Moni Love. It is a long overdue examination of the "darker" side of contemporary black music."@en
  • "Film-maker Isaac Julien is gay and black and confronts the new stars of ragga and gangster rap - Shabba Ranks, Ice Cube, Public Enemy - about their lyrics. These are often offensive - women-hating, inciting violence against gays and encouraging the use of guns."
  • "Film-maker Isaac Julien is gay and black and confronts the new stars of ragga and gangster rap - Shabba Ranks, Ice Cube, Public Enemy - about their lyrics. These are often offensive - women-hating, inciting violence against gays and encouraging the use of guns."@en
  • "An investigation of the complex issues raised by rap and reggae, such as ritualized machismo, misogyny, homophobia, and gun glorification. Noted experts on Black history, such as Cornel West of Princeton University and Michael Manley, former prime minister of Jamaica, give insights into the development and social significance of contemporary Black music. Includes interviews with musicians, music video clips, and footage filmed in dance halls and hip hop clubs."@en

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  • "Documentary television programs"@en
  • "Documentary"@en
  • "Interviews"
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  • "Music"
  • "Music"@en
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en
  • "Documentary films"
  • "Nonfiction films"

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  • "The darker side of Black"@en
  • "The dark side of black [ragga and gangster rap]"@en
  • "The Darker Side of Black"
  • "The darker side of black"
  • "The darker side of black"@en
  • "The dark side of black"
  • "The dark side of black"@en
  • "The Darker side of black"@en

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