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Contesting Cultural Imperialism: Hybridisation and Re-enactment of Indigenous Cultural Values in Nigerian Hip-Hop Music
Muziki Pub Date : 2021-07-19 , DOI: 10.1080/18125980.2021.1945946
Babatunde Raphael Ojebuyi 1 , Bimbo Lolade Fafowora 2
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Abstract

Hybridisation, that is, the blending of different cultural elements to create a new cultural form and identity, has become a significant linguistic feature of hip-hop music in Nigeria. Existing studies have focused largely on the negative roles of hip-hop music describing it as a tool for cultural imperialism and fostering deviant behaviour among youths. However, sparse scholarly attention has been paid to the cultural significance of hybridisation in Nigerian hip-hop music for promoting indigenous cultural values, especially among the youths in such a culturally complex country. This article reports on a study that was designed to examine hybridisation in Nigerian hip-hop music with a specific focus on the Yoruba language which is prominently used in the genre. This was done to establish how the linguistic process has challenged the notion of cultural hegemony in a way capable of changing youths’ perception of their indigenous cultural values. Using a mixed-methods approach, the researchers administered 255 copies of a 17-item questionnaire to students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. They also conducted five in-depth interviews with purposively selected hip-hop artistes and music producers in Ibadan, while they analysed the contents of 40 randomly selected Nigerian hip-hop music videos produced between 2010 and 2015. The findings of the study revealed a high level of hybridisation manifested as the blending of Yoruba cultural content into Nigerian hip-hop music. The study also established that hybridised hip-hop music, as a form of communication, exerts a positive influence on youths’ perception of indigenous culture and values.



中文翻译:

对抗文化帝国主义:尼日利亚嘻哈音乐中土著文化价值观的混合和重演

摘要

混合,即不同文化元素的融合,创造出新的文化形式和身份,已成为尼日利亚嘻哈音乐的一个重要语言特征。现有的研究主要集中在嘻哈音乐的负面作用上,将其描述为文化帝国主义的工具,并在年轻人中培养越轨行为。然而,很少有学者关注尼日利亚嘻哈音乐中的混合文化对促进本土文化价值观的文化意义,尤其是在这样一个文化复杂的国家的年轻人中。本文报告了一项研究,该研究旨在检查尼日利亚嘻哈音乐中的混合,特别关注在该流派中突出使用的约鲁巴语。这样做是为了确定语言过程如何以一种能够改变青年对其本土文化价值观的看法的方式挑战文化霸权的概念。研究人员使用混合方法向尼日利亚伊巴丹大学的学生发放了 255 份 17 项问卷。他们还对伊巴丹有目的地选择的嘻哈艺人和音乐制作人进行了五次深入采访,同时分析了 2010 年至 2015 年间随机选择的 40 部尼日利亚嘻哈音乐视频的内容。研究结果显示混合程度表现为将约鲁巴文化内容融入尼日利亚嘻哈音乐。该研究还确定,混合嘻哈音乐作为一种交流形式,

更新日期:2021-09-15
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