Die HipHop-Szene als ‚Kultur der Straße’?

Schröer, Sebastian

doi:10.1007/978-3-531-91346-9_3

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“…Nowadays, a huge number of articles and books on German hip-hop are available in a wide range of fields: from literary studies (Wolbring 2015; Würtemberger 2009) to sociology (Schröer 2013; Friedrich and Klein 2003), musicology (Elflein 2014; Hörner and Kautny 2009; Elflein 1998) and education (Hofmann 2015; Loh 2013; Anders 2007). Extensive anthologies have even been published on both German hip-hop culture (Dietrich 2015; Bock et al 2007) and gangsta rap (Dietrich and Seeliger 2012).…”

Section: Historical and Theoretical Conceptsmentioning

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‘Kollegah the Boss’: A case study of persona, types of capital, and virtuosity in German gangsta rap

Ahlers¹

2019

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The article begins with a short history of German gangsta rap, followed by an overview of central theories and key concepts in hip-hop studies. It then focuses on a case study of a German gangsta rapper called Kollegah, who became one of Germany's most commercially successful artists of the past few years. The case study is divided into three parts: the first involves a deconstruction of both his artistic persona and his strategies of appropriating hip-hop cultures. This is followed by a closer look at two Kollegah productions, focusing on his rhyming and signifying skills. By adding a cursory qualitative media analysis of both Internet fan forums and print and television artefacts about Kollegah, very contradictory reactions can be depicted. The article is finally able to illustrate that this artist makes great use of a (typically German?) flavour of virtuosity and that he can draw from a very unique set of capital. Kollegah is viewed as representing a successful strategy of cultural appropriation and the use of different types of capital within the network of music business in its post-digital era.

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Section: Historical and Theoretical Conceptsmentioning

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‘Kollegah the Boss’: A case study of persona, types of capital, and virtuosity in German gangsta rap

Ahlers¹

2019

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Die HipHop-Szene als ‚Kultur der Straße’?

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‘Kollegah the Boss’: A case study of persona, types of capital, and virtuosity in German gangsta rap

‘Kollegah the Boss’: A case study of persona, types of capital, and virtuosity in German gangsta rap

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