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Trends in German Hip Hop Music and Its Usefulness for the Classroom
Author(s) -
Schmidt Johannes
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
die unterrichtspraxis/teaching german
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1756-1221
pISSN - 0042-062X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1221.2008.00005.x
Subject(s) - german , musical , hop (telecommunications) , popular music , art , visual arts , art history , history , computer science , telecommunications , archaeology
German hip hop music has proved productive, especially since 2000 when rap in Germany experienced something like a first crisis. As a response, German hip hop artists and record labels have ventured off in several different directions including other musical genres, different topics, and new approaches to German rap. This article discusses the developments in German music, including the emergence of German R&B, Xavier Naidoo and the new religiousness, and new directions in rap. Two songs and their application for the classroom are described. The article concludes with suggestions for obtaining German music in the US.