Descriminalização do Rap para uso pedagógico : as letras do Racionais MC’s como instrumento para pensar a sociedade brasileira

Abstract

This paper aims to address the decriminalization of the musical genre rap, with a view to its use as a pedagogical resource. The main focus of this work is to analyze how the use of rap in the classroom can contribute to the development of students' critical thinking about brazilian society and how it tries to portray the young black person from the periphery as the antagonist of the country's sociocultural events. It also seeks to highlight the peripheral and black origins of the hip-hop movement in Brazil, as well as the context in which the main national rap group, Racionais MC’s, was formed. In this paper, we discuss how the group's strong lyrics can spark certain discussions and how we could incorporate Racionais' rap into the lessons. We also discuss in this work the reason why the musical genre being studied is still so criminalized today, as well as what it criticizes in its lyrics. With this, I aim to treat rap as a viable resource that fits the reality of the students and the school environment. KEYWORDS: rap, Racionais MC’s, education, decriminalization.