Fourteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Abstract

Hip-Hop’s cultural influences are considered from a global perspective. Focused on its rise and sustainability in Germany, this research explores, in particular, rap music and Hip-Hop culture’s controversial uprising in Berlin. Research on Hip-Hop culture in Berlin often examines juvenescent demographics, as rap music originated in the United States as an expression of inner-city Black and Latino youth. Rap music in German territories is described as a demonstration favored by youth audiences and its appeal corresponded with that of other popular music trajectories. Comparative analyses of German-immigrant and native rappers concluded that rap music’s global presence impacts cultural practices though communicative styles and languages. It has also impacted German racial politics and conflict negotiations. The global appeal of rap music remains an investigative topic for academic and correspondent review. Researchers and practitioners expounding upon cultural impacts of U. S. assimilation and Americanization tether German rappers’ use of American rhetoric with in-depth investigations of pejorative language and social resistance. This essay critically examines rap’s foundational presence and global footprint through interviews, American and German rap histories, rap and postmodernism analyses, and studies on textual and lyrical demarcations. These foci purpose not only on how Hip-Hop culture impacts audience reception, but also rap music’s growing role in intercultural communication.