Hip Hop Literacy in THA HOUUSSEEE

After reading some articles from each literacy group, I chose hip hop and literacy because it really caught my attention. Music is a huge part of my life and I’m a fan of hip hop and rap and I love taking the lyrics and finding the deeper meaning to each song (some have very obvious meanings, ahem *Birthday song – 2 chainz* ahem).
One of the articles talks about how rappers come up with freestyle raps and what that says about their brain activity. When put under a study, “what they noticed was that during freestyle, there were significant changes in the prefrontal cortex …  the researchers believe that when they’re freestyling, the artists are actually occupying an altered state of mind.” (HOW COOL!!)
I’m really interested to learn more about how the poetry in the lyrics makes the rap a successful piece. Some rappers like Eminem, Tupac, Biggie, and a few more have songs and raps that go way deeper than what the surface lyrics may suggest.