Everybody’s Protest Music: On Sentimentality and the Anti-Solidarity Politics of Hip-Hop Culture

What happens if we link hip-hop's standing as protest music to its misogynoir, or antiblack sexism towards Black women? Dr. Randolph argues that hip-hop's misogynoir, often taken to undermine its credibility as a form of protest music, is political speech meant to distinguish legitimate political suffering (i.e. state violence against Black men) from illegitimate claims to political suffering (i.e. misogynoir).

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