Sirc, Geoffrey. “Prouse, Hip-Hop, and Death in First-Year Composition.” TETYC (May 2006): 392-398.
In this essay, Sirc compares local hip-hop to writing, claiming that hip-hop gets at having to say something, explores the desire to understand our pleasures, is real, and understands reality metaphorically. Students can also learn that local hip-hop has what popular hip-hop has lost, and in effect, let one of their selves die when they leave popular hip-hop for local. Sirc wishes students liked the arts he likes, but he has to be happy that they like hop-hop, which he also enjoys.
