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elements-8995	Brady, Alex	Midfielders, MCs, and Mediascapes: Soccer and Hip-Hop's Global Hope for the Third World	2007	11	.pdf	application/pdf	6645	304	64	Soccer and hip-hop are both cultural forms that have proliferated in this new era; their mutual popularity speaks to the universal appeal of their romanticized image, namely that of marginalized peoples transcending social barriers through music and sport. Although they intend to display an admiration and affinity for hip-hop culture by these practices, their fascination seems to stem from prevailing and ultimately damaging stereotypes, namely the conception that hip hop style is di- rectly identified with phallic empowerment for both men and women, a consequence of Japanese racial attitudes to- ward American blacks.	cache/elements-8995.pdf	txt/elements-8995.txt