Hip-Hop Japan Rap and the Paths of Cultural Globalization

Name: Hip-Hop Japan Rap and the Paths of Cultural Globalization
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ISBN: 9780822338925

ISBN-10: 0822338920

ISBN-13: 9780822338925

Edition: 2006

Authors: Ian Condry

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Presenting an ethnography of hip-hop performance and culture in Japan, this book interprets Japan's vibrant hip-hop scene, explaining how a music and culture that originated halfway around the world is appropriated and remade in Tokyo clubs and recording studios.

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 11/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.20" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Hip-Hop, Japan, and Cultural Globalization



Yellow B-Boys, Black Culture, and the Elvis Effect



Battling Hip-Hop Samurai



Genba Globalization and Locations of Power



Rap Fans and Consumer Culture



Rhyming in Japanese



Women Rappers and the Price of Cutismo



Making Money, Japan-Style


Conclusion: Lessons of Hip-Hop Globalization


Notes


References


Index