The hip hop wars : what we talk about when we talk about hip hop--and why it matters / Tricia Rose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rose, Tricia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hip-hop--Social aspects--United States.

Hip-hop.

Rap (Music)--Social aspects--United States.

Rap (Music).

Social change--United States.

Social change.

Subculture--United States.

Subculture.

African Americans--Social conditions.

African Americans.

United States--Social conditions.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

What we talk about when we talk about hip hop--and why it matters

Place of Publication:

New York : BasicCivitas, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A pioneering expert in the study of hip-hop explains why the music matters?and why the battles surrounding it are so very fierce.

Contents:

Contents; Preface ix; Introduction 1; PART ONE: TOP TEN DEBATES IN HIP HOP; Hip Hop's Critics; 1 Hip Hop Causes Violence 33; 2 Hip Hop Reflects Black Dysfunctional Ghetto Culture 61; 3 Hip Hop Hurts Black People 75; 4 Hip Hop Is Destroying America's Values 95; 5 Hip Hop Demeans Women 113; Hip Hop's Defenders; 6 Just Keeping It Real 133; 7 Hip Hop Is Not Responsible for Sexism 149; 8 "There are Bitches and Hoes" 167; 9 We're Not Role Models 187; 10 Nobody Talks About the Positive in Hip Hop 201; PART TWO: PROGRESSIVE FUTURES; 11 Mutual Denials in the Hip Hop Wars 217

12 Progressive Voices, Energies, and Visions 24113 Six Guiding Principles for Progressive Creativity, Consumption, and Community in Hip Hop and Beyond 261; Appendix: Radio Station Consolidation 274; Acknowledgments 277; Notes 279; Bibliography 289; Index 293

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-291) and index.

ISBN:

9780786727193

0786727195

OCLC:

300324326

Publisher Number:

2027/heb32662 hdl