Chopped & Screwed: Hip Hop from Cultural Expression to a Means of Criminal Enforcement

Authors

• Taifha Natalee Alexander, St. John's University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law

Publication Date

2021

Volume

12

First Page

211

Abstract

Take the word “overseer” like a sample. Repeat it very quickly in a crew, for example. Overseer, overseer, overseer, overseer. Officer, officer, officer, officer. Yeah, officer from overseer. You need a little clarity? Check the similarity! The overseer rode around the plantation. The officer is off, patrollin’ all the nation. The overseer could stop you, “what you’re doing?” The officer will pull you over just when he’s pursuing. The overseer had the right to get ill. And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill. The officer has the right to arrest. And if you fight back they put a hole in your chest (woop) – KRS-One, American Rapper and Producer.

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