DISCOVERING THE EXTRAORDINARY IN WHAT SEEMS ORDINARY.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Creative Analogies 101: Rap and US International Relations

Jay-Z vs the Game: Lessons for the American Primacy Debate

This Slate article was great! An article on the parallels between the hegemon vs. smaller powers in rap [i.e. Jay-Z the "great power" vs. other smaller challengers like The Game] compared to the United States' position in international relations. I loved that class. Sounds like a stretch but...it wasn't really.


In a line of [slightly] less intellectual thought... :)

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