Blacking Up HipHops Remix of Race and Identity (2010)

Against the unique backdrop of American popular music Blacking Up explores racial identity in US society The film artfully draws parallels between the white HipHop fan and previous incarnations of white appropriation from blackface performer Al Jolson to mainstream artists like Elvis Presley the Rolling Stones and Eminem It interweaves portraits of white HipHop artists and fans with insightful commentary by African American cultural critics such as Amin Baraka Nelson George Greg Tate comedian Paul Mooney and HipHop figures Chuck D Russell Simmons Ml of Dead Prez and Di Kool Herc Blacking Up will be a useful resource for courses in Media Studies Cultural Studies Sociology African American Studies Anthropology and CrossCultural Dialogue as well as for Student Services programs