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Title CONTESTING NEOCOLONIALISM IN POP CULTURE: A TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED RAP-VERSES

Author(s) HASEEB AHSAN

Abstract The phenomenon of neocolonialism has been afflicting the Third World nations since the departure of formal colonialism and imperialism. It rose as an overt mechanism of subjugation over the newly independent states, still reeling from the effects of prolonged cycles of exploitation under the colonial oppression. Resistance against colonialism of the past and the neocolonialism of present has existed in different forms. Literary resistance is a part of cultural resistance that comes before, goes along and follows resisting forces and efforts in all forms. Just like other mediums used by the oppressed circles to raise the voices of discontent, rap has been distinguished by the condition of marginality associated with it. In the recent years, the rap anthems of Arab Spring canon that sparked revolutions across several states, illustrated the potential of “rap” as a cogent apparatus of resistance. The neocolonial theory was used as the theoretical framework for this study. The researcher sought to determine of the features of neocolonialism and Post 9/11 US neoimperialism using the scholarship that have been expounded and contented in the selected rap-verses “Soundtrack to the Struggle 2 (ft. Noam Chomsky)”, Terrorist, “Obama Nation (Part 2)” by Lowkey and “The 3rd World” and “The 4th Branch” by Immortal Technique using the textual analysis methodological approach. In the light of the results it can be safely argued that both artists contest the covert and overt elements of neocolonialism while offering counter narratives.

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Publication Date 2020-03-11

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