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Abstract: Since the crossover success of Blueprint 3 established Jay Z as a global pop star, the drug dealer turned mogul has come to embody the American Dream, continuing a tradition of rags-to-riches storytelling which has always enthralled American audiences. As a Black man the rapper exemplifies not just the possibility of class mobility but also racial advancement. His individual success, ... read morehowever, obscures the systemic racism which confines so many African Americans to a permanent underclass. Through a close analysis of the rapper’s music, this paper identifies the ways that the American culture industry shapes Jay Z's American Dream narrative to perpetuate neoliberal values and obscure Black disenfranchisement.read less
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