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The importance of linguistic markers of identity and authenticity in German Gangsta rap

  • This study investigates the language used by six German Gangsta rappers to establish and maintain their identity and authenticity as rappers, in songs released between 2015 and 2016. Gangsta rap is a subgenre of Hip-Hop that emphasises ‘the rappers’ street credibility in texts describing tough [urban] neighbourhoods, violence, misogyny, and the achievement of material wealth’ (Bower 379). The culture of Gangsta rap attracts overwhelmingly negative mainstream media coverage (Muggs; Roper) and is often accused of corrupting ‘standard’ language (Krummheuer). The lyrical content of the songs is indeed controversial and has been previously covered by many academics (Byrd; Littlejohn and Putnam; Bower; Rollefson), as has the emergence of Hip-Hop in Germany (Elflein; Pennay; Nitzsche and Grünzweig).

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Author:Louis Alexander CotgroveORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-109212
URL:https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/languagestextssociety/documents/lts-journal/issue-2/importance-of-linguistic-markers-language-texts-society-issue-2.pdf
ISSN:2517-648X
Parent Title (English):Journal of Languages, Texts, and Society
Publisher:University of Nottingham
Place of publication:Nottingham
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2018
Date of Publication (online):2022/02/18
Publishing Institution:Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache (IDS)
Publicationstate:Veröffentlichungsversion
Reviewstate:Peer-Review
GND Keyword:Authentizität; Deutsch; Gangsta-Rap; Gruppenidentität; Hip-Hop; Identität; Kultur; Rapmusiker; Sprachnorm; Subkultur
Issue:2
First Page:67
Last Page:98
DDC classes:400 Sprache / 400 Sprache, Linguistik
Open Access?:ja
Linguistics-Classification:Soziolinguistik
Licence (English):License LogoCreative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International