Gettin' our groove on : rhetoric, language, and literacy for the hip hop generation / Kermit E. Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, Kermit Ernest, 1960-

Series:

African American life series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Languages.

African Americans.

American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.

American literature.

American literature--African American authors.

African Americans--Music--History and criticism.

African Americans--Music.

English language--United States--Rhetoric.

English language.

Black English.

United States.

Rhetoric.

Popular culture--United States.

Popular culture.

African Americans in literature.

Black English--United States.

Literacy--United States.

Literacy.

Hip-hop--United States.

Hip-hop.

Physical Description:

xii, 195 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Getting our groove on

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2005]

Summary:

Because of the increasing influence of hip hop music and culture on a generation raised during its dominance, it is important to address hip hop and African American vernacular not merely as elements of folk and popular cultures but as rhetoric worthy of serious scrutiny. In Gettin' Our Groove On , Kermit E. Campbell not only insists on this worthiness but also investigates the role that African American vernacular plays in giving a voice to the lived experiences of America's ghetto marginalized. Campbell's work shows the persistence and force of the vernacular tradition in the face of increasing criticism from the American mainstream. A broad area of research is covered with surprising depth as Campbell addresses issues of language and rhetoric within the historical context of African oral tradition and African American folklore, poetry, popular music, fiction, and film. The text presents gangsta/reality rap as a rhetorical tactic consistent with ghetto hustling culture, rather than just entertainment, and also explores the negation of black vernacular in the classroom that has resulted in misguided approaches to teaching literacy to black students. Itself infused with the hip hop idiom and an engaging style free of academic jargon, Gettin' Our Groove On presents a thorough and provocative contribution to cultural and rhetorical studies.

Contents:

Who you callin' "igno"? : in defense of the Black vernacular voice

Representin' rhetoric in the vernacular : professing the power of the rap

Can't knock the hustle? : the gangsta ethos from Stag-o-Lee to Snoop D-o-double-g

The player's (book) club : ghetto realistic fiction from "His last day" to "Pimpology"

They got game : African American students, hip hop, and literacy in the zone.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-171) and index.

Discography: pages 173-177.

Videography: pages 179-180.

ISBN:

081432925X

OCLC:

57506709