Greek hip hop: Local and translocal authentication in the restricted field of production

Abstract

This paper illustrates how hip hop practitioners in Athens, Greece legitimate hip hop as an authentic musical form within the restricted field of cultural production. First, this paper outlines how fields of cultural production operate. Second, this paper illustrates how the data for this project was collected. Third, this paper highlights how past and current struggles within the field shape how authenticity is defined. Fourth, this paper highlights the discursive techniques Finally, I conclude with some suggested avenues for future research.

Breaking the Gender Gap in Rap/Hip-Hop Consumption

“…Thus, rap music is a product that sells as a lifestyle, being reinforced by lyrics, music videos and online fan gossip (Hunter, 2011). In Europe, rap is especially linked to male migrant descendants, being a multicultural genre (Bennet, 1999;Elafros, 2013;Green, 2013;Laidlaw, 2011;Reitsamer & Prokop, 2018). It focuses on social problems and minorities' living conditions, reinforcing values as opposed to American rap (Androutsopoulos & Scholz, 2003;Beau, 1996).…”

Music as Intangible Cultural Heritage

“…This author concluded that the distinction between bad rap (mainstream rap) and good rap (underground rap) should not be made, nuancing Bourdieu's (1993Bourdieu's ( , 1996 field of cultural production, as they are not mutually exclusive. However, the target group of rap/hip-hop listeners differs, according to Elafros (2013), with non-commercial rap music being positioned among hip-hop fans and rap music producers. Accordingly, whereas mainstream rap demands black ghettocentricity, underground rap endorses inter-raciality and multiculturalism (Rodriquez, 2006).…”

“…Thus, rap music is a product that sells as a lifestyle, being reinforced by lyrics, music videos and online fan gossip (Hunter, 2011). In Europe, rap is especially linked to male migrant descendants, being a multicultural genre (Bennet, 1999;Elafros, 2013;Green, 2013;Reitsamer & Prokop, 2018). It focuses on social problems and minorities' living conditions, reinforcing values as opposed to American rap (Androutsopoulos & Scholz, 2003;Beau, 1996).…”