Bogotá city from bogotanian rap: without friends, without law and without future

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César Augusto González

Abstract

This article presents an analysis on how Bogotá city is represented in contemporary bogotanian rap songs. This paper is part of the results of a research project entitled: “Microphone Guerrillo. A study of social representations of identity in the lyrics of bogotanian rap”. In the study was selected a corpus of 54 rap songs which belong to the following discography albums: “Por siempre” (La Etnnia, 2008); “La ciencia de los sueños” (JHT, 2009); “Nací Mujer” (Diana Avella, 2010); “Mix tape” (Tres Coronas, 2006); “7 pecados capitales” (Juan Habitual, 2007) y “Sucio Sur” (Fondo Blanco, 2009).

Author Biography

César Augusto González, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas

Sociólogo de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Magíster en Investigación Social Interdisciplinaria de la Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. Coordinador del Observatorio de Procesos de Organización Comunitaria.