Hip-Hop Revolution The Culture and Politics of Rap

Name: Hip-Hop Revolution The Culture and Politics of Rap
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ISBN: 9780700615476

ISBN-10: 0700615474

ISBN-13: 9780700615476

Edition: 2007

Authors: Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar

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In the world of hip-hop, "keeping it real" has always been a primary goal--and realness takes on special meaning as rappers mold their images for street cred and increasingly measure authenticity by ghetto-centric notions of "Who's badder?" In this groundbreaking book, Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar celebrates hip-hop and confronts the cult of authenticity that defines its essential character--that dictates how performers walk, talk, and express themselves artistically and also influences the consumer market. Hip-Hop Revolution is a balanced cultural history that looks past negative stereotypes of hip-hop as a monolith of hedonistic, unthinking noise to reveal its evolving positive role within American…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication date: 11/19/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.24" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Minstrel Reprise: Hip-Hop and the Evolution of the Black Image in American Popular Culture



"Real Niggas": Race, Ethnicity, and the Construction of Authenticity in Hip-Hop



Between God and Earth: Feminism, Machismo, and Gender in Hip-Hop Music



Rebels with a Cause: Gangstas, Militants, Media, and the Contest for Hip-Hop



Locked Up: Police, the Prison Industrial Complex, Black Youth, and Social Control


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Index