The article titled,"You can take me out of the hood but you can't take the hood out of me," by Chris Richardson and Hans Skott-Myhre truly encompasses the idea of culture being a part of how individuals understand and identify themselves.
According to the authors, "The hood embodies both the utopia and dystopia aspects of the low-income urban areas of large cities" (page 10). The authors then go on to state that it is the individuals' knowledge, relationship and connection to their community that unites the people in 'the hood.' Although hip-hop culture originated in the 80's, there are many artists today that talk about the hip-hop culture and it's ability to affect people living in different parts of the city, with different incomes and a variety of occupations. Being a part of the "hood" does not necessarily mean living in a certain area; however, it is the embodiment of a culture based on creativity, art, suffering, experiences, activism, etc.
As stated in Richardson and Skott-Myhre's article, habitus "is a way of seeing and acting that links certain groups in society." Being a part of a culture, and particularly being part of the hood, is based on experiences, representations and dialogues that are shaped throughout time. Habitus is not "natural" and therefore, whether living in the "hood" or not, an individual can still participate in the hood culture. Someone who has experiences and relationships within the hood will take the hood culture with them, whenever they are living.
This idea of habitus can be related to the meaning of a rap song by Mike Mictlan. This song is essentially about middle class, white people who are obsessed with being apart of the hood culture. The individuals born and raised in the hood are proud of this hood culture; however don't understand the glamorization of the hood. Although they may physically leave the hood, the hood culture always goes with them. Therefore, you can take them out of the hood, but they can't take the hood out of themselves.
Mike Mictlan - Clapp'd
It's all good
No it ain't
Cuz I'm thinking exactly the polar opposite
That's just something that we gotta say when we wanna cover up
And turn a bad thing positive
They shooting
But nobody made them look
They gotta ghetto life fetish
Middle class circus
At a lower class zoo
Quarter life conflict we all
Drug war veterans
Not everybody from the hood is a killer or a dealer or a villain
Everybody in the hood wanna do something better
For they life and they children
Anybody ever tell you different
They prolly lying tryna sell you something
Ain't nobody tryna hear that woofing
Not a motherfucker in this world'll tell me nothing
And somebody gonna play that game
They say it's only for the big boys and girls
But every game is really played the same
You gotta play it if you wanna get a turn
Hundred grand in the hand
What you look at the pistol end for?
Spin it, close your eyes
All you hear is a click
Click click click
Hear no clap
Feel no heat
Click then
According to the authors, "The hood embodies both the utopia and dystopia aspects of the low-income urban areas of large cities" (page 10). The authors then go on to state that it is the individuals' knowledge, relationship and connection to their community that unites the people in 'the hood.' Although hip-hop culture originated in the 80's, there are many artists today that talk about the hip-hop culture and it's ability to affect people living in different parts of the city, with different incomes and a variety of occupations. Being a part of the "hood" does not necessarily mean living in a certain area; however, it is the embodiment of a culture based on creativity, art, suffering, experiences, activism, etc.
As stated in Richardson and Skott-Myhre's article, habitus "is a way of seeing and acting that links certain groups in society." Being a part of a culture, and particularly being part of the hood, is based on experiences, representations and dialogues that are shaped throughout time. Habitus is not "natural" and therefore, whether living in the "hood" or not, an individual can still participate in the hood culture. Someone who has experiences and relationships within the hood will take the hood culture with them, whenever they are living.
This idea of habitus can be related to the meaning of a rap song by Mike Mictlan. This song is essentially about middle class, white people who are obsessed with being apart of the hood culture. The individuals born and raised in the hood are proud of this hood culture; however don't understand the glamorization of the hood. Although they may physically leave the hood, the hood culture always goes with them. Therefore, you can take them out of the hood, but they can't take the hood out of themselves.
Mike Mictlan - Clapp'd
It's all good
No it ain't
Cuz I'm thinking exactly the polar opposite
That's just something that we gotta say when we wanna cover up
And turn a bad thing positive
They shooting
But nobody made them look
They gotta ghetto life fetish
Middle class circus
At a lower class zoo
Quarter life conflict we all
Drug war veterans
Not everybody from the hood is a killer or a dealer or a villain
Everybody in the hood wanna do something better
For they life and they children
Anybody ever tell you different
They prolly lying tryna sell you something
Ain't nobody tryna hear that woofing
Not a motherfucker in this world'll tell me nothing
And somebody gonna play that game
They say it's only for the big boys and girls
But every game is really played the same
You gotta play it if you wanna get a turn
Hundred grand in the hand
What you look at the pistol end for?
Spin it, close your eyes
All you hear is a click
Click click click
Hear no clap
Feel no heat
Click then