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Legal Writing, The Remix: Plagiarism And Hip Hop Ethics, Kim D. Chanbonpin
Legal Writing, The Remix: Plagiarism And Hip Hop Ethics, Kim D. Chanbonpin
Mercer Law Review
I begin this Article with a necessary caveat. Although I place hip hop music and culture at the center of my discussion about plagiarism and legal writing pedagogy, and my aim here is to uncover ways in which hip hop can be used as a teaching tool, I cannot claim to be a hip hop head. A hip hop "head" is a devotee of the music, an acolyte of its discourse, and, oftentimes, an evangelist spreading the messages contained therein. One head, the MC (or emcee) KRS-One, uses religious discourse to describe hip hop culture, naming his community organization, The …