In Defense of Rap-Rock, article critique
I am applying for a job as an editorial assistant for Slate magazine and for the application I was asked to critique one of their culturebox articles . The result is below, and the article is linked right before this sentence, please let me know what you think. “In Defense of Rap Rock” has a confusing opening that equates the term “the dream of the 90’s” with “nostalgia” and then later a “celebration of cultural touchstones”. It would have been more straightforward and simpler to mention that the 90’s brought a wealth of terrific pop culture, but as a whole rap rock was one element that we would all like to forget. The author quickly redeems himself by bringing us up to date on the current state of rap-rock fusion with his more than considerable knowledge of the scene lifting up the Wugazi mixtapes as a shining example of the good that can come from blending these two distinct sounds. Run DMC and Aerosmith’s hugely popular collaborative effort “Walk this Way” spawned a whole ...