Other People's Property A Shadow History of Hip-Hop in White America

Name: Other People's Property A Shadow History of Hip-Hop in White America
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ISBN: 9781596912731

ISBN-10: 1596912731

ISBN-13: 9781596912731

Edition: 2007

Authors: Jason Tanz

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Over the last quarter-century hip-hop has grown from an esoteric form of African-American expression to become the dominant form of American popular culture. Today, Snoop Dogg shills for Chrysler and white kids wear Fubu, the black-owned label whose name stands for "For Us, By Us." This is not the first time that black music has been appreciated, adopted, and adapted by white audiences--think jazz, blues, and rock--but Jason Tanz, a white boy who grew up in the suburban Northwest, says that hip-hop's journey through white America provides a unique window to examine the racial dissonance that has become a fact of our national life. In such culture-sharing Tanz sees white Americans struggling…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 2/6/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 5.85" wide x 8.48" long x 0.95" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface



White Like Me: An Introduction



Touring the 'Hood: Hunting for Reality in New York City



Spin Control: A History of Breakdancing in the Suburbs



Crossover: Hip-Pop Hits the Airwaves



Great White Hopes: Wegroes Shed Their Skin



Wiggaz4Life: White Gangstas in the Bubble



White-on-White Rhyme: 8 Mile, Nerdcore, and Mooks



Selling Down: The Marketing of the Hip-Hop Nation



Lose Yourself: A Conclusion


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index