“They Agreed to Kill Us, We Agreed to Stay Alive”: Racism and Black Resistance in Contemporary Brazilian Rap

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Autor(a) principal: Müller, Henrique Da Rosa
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Costa, Lucas Lazzarotto Vasconcelos
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Afro-Ásia (Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/afroasia/article/view/45173
Resumo: Since its emergence and throughout the expansion of its popularity in the Brazilian racialized context, rap has been a strategy of black cultural resistance. This article analyzes how rap articulates cultural, historical, and social dimensions of the Brazilian racial debate in its compositions. Therefore, we propose a theoretical debate on the constitution of rap as an instrument of criticism and the specificities of the Brazilian racial issue. We then present a reflexive thematic analysis of 49 rap songs. From this analysis, we discuss the use of Afro-Brazilian religion as a mechanism for cultural resistance; a re-reading of the history of Brazil from a black perspective; and a critique of contemporary racial reality and the possible strategies for resistance. We conclude that rap is an important counter-hegemonic tool that encourages the appreciation of black culture and promotes self-esteem and racial awareness.
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spelling “They Agreed to Kill Us, We Agreed to Stay Alive”: Racism and Black Resistance in Contemporary Brazilian Rap“Combinaram de nos matar, combinamos de ficar vivos”: racismo e resistência negra no rap brasileiro contemporâneoRaçaPolíticaRapResistência negraCultura afro-brasileiraRacePoliticsRapBlack resistanceAfro-Brazilian cultureSince its emergence and throughout the expansion of its popularity in the Brazilian racialized context, rap has been a strategy of black cultural resistance. This article analyzes how rap articulates cultural, historical, and social dimensions of the Brazilian racial debate in its compositions. Therefore, we propose a theoretical debate on the constitution of rap as an instrument of criticism and the specificities of the Brazilian racial issue. We then present a reflexive thematic analysis of 49 rap songs. From this analysis, we discuss the use of Afro-Brazilian religion as a mechanism for cultural resistance; a re-reading of the history of Brazil from a black perspective; and a critique of contemporary racial reality and the possible strategies for resistance. We conclude that rap is an important counter-hegemonic tool that encourages the appreciation of black culture and promotes self-esteem and racial awareness.Desde seu surgimento e ao longo de sua penetração no contexto racializado brasileiro, o rap mantém-se como uma estratégia de resistência cultural negra. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar como o rap articula dimensões culturais, históricas e sociais do debate racial brasileiro em suas composições. Para tanto, propomos um debate teórico sobre a constituição do rap como instrumento de crítica e as especificidades da questão racial brasileira. Em seguida, apresentamos uma análise temática reflexiva de 49 músicas de rap. A partir desta análise, discute-se a utilização da religiosidade afro-brasileira como um dispositivo da resistência cultural; a releitura da história do Brasil a partir do ponto de vista da população negra; e a crítica da realidade racial contemporânea, na qual são apontadas estratégias de resistência. Concluímos que o rap se constitui como uma importante ferramenta contra-hegemônica, centrando-se na valorização da cultura negra e na promoção da autoestima e da consciência racial.UFBA2022-06-19info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionDouble-blid peer-reviewed articleArtigo avaliado por pares em regime de duplo anonimatoapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/afroasia/article/view/4517310.9771/aa.v0i65.45173Afro-Ásia; No. 65 (2022); 607-647Afro-Ásia; n. 65 (2022); 607-6471981-14110002-0591reponame:Afro-Ásia (Online)instname:Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)instacron:UFBAporhttps://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/afroasia/article/view/45173/26895Copyright (c) 2022 Henrique Da Rosa Müller, Lucas Lazzarotto Vasconcelos Costahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMüller, Henrique Da RosaCosta, Lucas Lazzarotto Vasconcelos2022-06-27T21:06:11Zoai:ojs.periodicos.ufba.br:article/45173Revistahttps://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/afroasiaPUBhttps://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/afroasia/oaiafroasia@ufba.br1981-14110002-0591opendoar:2022-06-27T21:06:11Afro-Ásia (Online) - Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv “They Agreed to Kill Us, We Agreed to Stay Alive”: Racism and Black Resistance in Contemporary Brazilian Rap
“Combinaram de nos matar, combinamos de ficar vivos”: racismo e resistência negra no rap brasileiro contemporâneo
title “They Agreed to Kill Us, We Agreed to Stay Alive”: Racism and Black Resistance in Contemporary Brazilian Rap
spellingShingle “They Agreed to Kill Us, We Agreed to Stay Alive”: Racism and Black Resistance in Contemporary Brazilian Rap
Müller, Henrique Da Rosa
Raça
Política
Rap
Resistência negra
Cultura afro-brasileira
Race
Politics
Rap
Black resistance
Afro-Brazilian culture
title_short “They Agreed to Kill Us, We Agreed to Stay Alive”: Racism and Black Resistance in Contemporary Brazilian Rap
title_full “They Agreed to Kill Us, We Agreed to Stay Alive”: Racism and Black Resistance in Contemporary Brazilian Rap
title_fullStr “They Agreed to Kill Us, We Agreed to Stay Alive”: Racism and Black Resistance in Contemporary Brazilian Rap
title_full_unstemmed “They Agreed to Kill Us, We Agreed to Stay Alive”: Racism and Black Resistance in Contemporary Brazilian Rap
title_sort “They Agreed to Kill Us, We Agreed to Stay Alive”: Racism and Black Resistance in Contemporary Brazilian Rap
author Müller, Henrique Da Rosa
author_facet Müller, Henrique Da Rosa
Costa, Lucas Lazzarotto Vasconcelos
author_role author
author2 Costa, Lucas Lazzarotto Vasconcelos
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Müller, Henrique Da Rosa
Costa, Lucas Lazzarotto Vasconcelos
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Raça
Política
Rap
Resistência negra
Cultura afro-brasileira
Race
Politics
Rap
Black resistance
Afro-Brazilian culture
topic Raça
Política
Rap
Resistência negra
Cultura afro-brasileira
Race
Politics
Rap
Black resistance
Afro-Brazilian culture
description Since its emergence and throughout the expansion of its popularity in the Brazilian racialized context, rap has been a strategy of black cultural resistance. This article analyzes how rap articulates cultural, historical, and social dimensions of the Brazilian racial debate in its compositions. Therefore, we propose a theoretical debate on the constitution of rap as an instrument of criticism and the specificities of the Brazilian racial issue. We then present a reflexive thematic analysis of 49 rap songs. From this analysis, we discuss the use of Afro-Brazilian religion as a mechanism for cultural resistance; a re-reading of the history of Brazil from a black perspective; and a critique of contemporary racial reality and the possible strategies for resistance. We conclude that rap is an important counter-hegemonic tool that encourages the appreciation of black culture and promotes self-esteem and racial awareness.
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