Somebody Scream! Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power

Name: Somebody Scream! Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power
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ISBN: 9780865479975

ISBN-10: 0865479976

ISBN-13: 9780865479975

Edition: 2009

Authors: Marcus Reeves

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"A strong and timely book for the new day in hip-hop. Don't miss it!"Cornel West For many African Americans of a certain demographic the sixties and seventies were the golden age of political movements. The Civil Rights movement segued into the Black Power movement which begat the Black Arts movement. Fast forward to 1979 and the release of Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight." With the onset of the Reagan years, we begin to see the unraveling of many of the advances fought for in the previous decades. Much of this occurred in the absence of credible, long-term leadership in the black community. Young blacks disillusioned with politics and feeling society no longer cared or looked out for…

Book details

List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 3/17/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Marcus Reeves has covered youth culture and politics for over fifteen years, in publications such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Vibe, and The Source. He is the author of Somebody Scream! Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the… Aftershock of Black Power.