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A Phenomenological Study on the Experience of Composing Rap Lyrics among ‘at-risk’ Youth

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Nicholas, David
Author
Young, Amber
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Benzies, Karen
Dimitropoulos, Gina
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Hip Hop
narrative therapy
lyric composition
clinical social work
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Social Work
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Abstract
Existing literature exploring the integration of Hip Hop in therapeutic contexts predominately focuses on utilizing the music in a receptive fashion, while a limited amount of literature has explored active techniques (i.e., lyric composition). Utilizing a qualitative phenomenological method, this study explored the experience of composing Hip Hop lyrics of young people who have been labelled ‘at risk’ (N=5). From the participant interviews emerged seven categories related to the experience of composing Hip Hop: (a) Hip Hop as a constant in one’s life, (b) Descriptions of the composing process, (c) Hip Hop song composition is therapeutic, (d) Hip Hop supports expression, (e) Remixing the story: Constructing and living the story we tell of ourselves, (f) Acts of resistance: ‘Each one, teach one’, and (g) Delivery of content: Messages within messages. The findings are discussed in relation to existing literature and implications are offered for the clinical social work context.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24949
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http://hdl.handle.net/11023/4059
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