It's Carnival Time!!
A couple of weeks ago I spoke about songs that include elements of Carnival and using vulgarity in a humanistic way, in this post here . Today I will continue talking about this topic and elaborate it some more.
Carnival is a party which occurs usually in February and it typically involves a public parade celebration combining elements of circus, mask and public street parties. It is a time when people go out of their ordinary lives and leave out of social norms through humor and chaos. The parade represents the power of the people This is a time where oppressed individuals come together to show their power.
How is that related to HipHop?
- The costumes wore in Carnival resemble the Rapper or Hip Hop fashion style: Baggy pants, big shirts, baseball hats all represent a way to oppose the social norm in the same way that carnival costumes do.
- Vulgarity in hiphop lyrics and the naked bodies in Carnival are also a way to oppose the social norms
- Exaggeration and excessiveness - appear in hip hop music and in carnival and serve to undermine power by mocking it.
Missy Elliot - Work it - Vulgarity in Lyrics as a way to oppose social norms
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