AfAm 228: Fall 2017Final Paper Prompt: What should the 5thinstallment of theHip Hop EvolutionBe?Due: Monday, December 11, 2017 by noon via Moodle submission folderIn our class on the history of hip hop, we started by watching the Netflix documentary,Hip HopEvolution(2016), which set the stage for hip hop’s growth as a genre and culture over the last40 years. Since then, we have gone through the various waves, chronologically and regionally, ofhip hop. For your final paper, you will need to propose a 5thinstallment of the documentary,based on topics we have covered in classoron something we may have missed.Your paper should include the following:A brief overview of hip hop up to the era you plan to proposeWhat makes the era you propose significant? (your thesis statement)Details about this era: the historical context, important artists, what defines the sound ofthis eraThe legacy/legacies of this era on hip hop: what is the impact of this era?Assignment ExpectationsFinal paper: 7-10 pagesDouble spaced, 12 pt. font, 1 inch marginsUse of class sources: readings and lecturesSubmit via Moodle submission folder by 12pm on Monday, December 11, 2017.
