Hip hop, achievement motivation, and black males in K-12 education: understanding the impact of hip hop on academic achievement motivation

This literature review aims to explore the implications of the culture of hip hop on the education of Black males in K-12 education. Using the social cognitive theory of achievement motivation and how it is influenced by culture, this paper offers the culture of hip hop influencing arousal and motivation in students similar to understandings of the Mozart Effect and classical music.