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Aafje de Roest is PhD researcher at Leiden University

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Braving the Storm: Chaos as a Symbol of Violence and Optimism in Kae Tempest’s Let Them Eat Chaos

Storm plays a decisive role in Kae Tempest’s epic poem Let Them Eat Chaos. Although the poem and the accompanying album were released in 2016, it is hard to imagine a work that better analyses our current lives in self-isolation.

Aafje de Roest and Dorine Schellens • April 09, 2020

Hustling in Holland: Representing the Rural in Hip-hop and ‘Hollands Hoop’

The Dutch television series Hollands Hoop aired its final season on February 9. Comparing the series with hip-hop from the popular Dutch music collective ‘Boerenjongens’, we see how both rap and series depict the rural ‘underdogs’ of the Netherlands, hustling their way through the countryside.

Aafje de Roest • February 27, 2020

‘Je kunt me vinden in de Westside’: Expressions of Local Identity in Contemporary Dutch Hip-hop

Dutch hip-hop artists continuously invite us to their neighborhoods and districts through their music. What do we hear when we listen to the language of the streets?

Aafje de Roest • October 31, 2019