Pulse of the people : political rap music and black politics / Lakeyta M. Bonnette.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonnette-Bailey, Lakeyta M. (Lakeyta Monique), 1981- author.

Series:

American governance.

American Governance : Politics, Policy, and Public Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rap (Music)--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Rap (Music).

Rap (Music)--Political aspects--United States--History--21st century.

African Americans--Politics and government--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Politics and government--21st century.

African Americans--Political activity--History--20th century.

African Americans--Political activity--History--21st century.

African Americans--Attitudes--History--21st century.

African Americans--Attitudes--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Hip-Hop music encompasses an extraordinarily diverse range of approaches to politics. Some rap and Hip-Hop artists engage directly with elections and social justice organizations; others may use their platform to call out discrimination, poverty, sexism, racism, police brutality, and other social ills. In Pulse of the People, Lakeyta M. Bonnette illustrates the ways rap music serves as a vehicle for the expression and advancement of the political thoughts of urban Blacks, a population frequently marginalized in American society and alienated from electoral politics. Pulse of the People lays a foundation for the study of political rap music and public opinion research and demonstrates ways in which political attitudes asserted in the music have been transformed into direct action and behavior of constituents. Bonnette examines the history of rap music and its relationship to and extension from other cultural and political vehicles in Black America, presenting criteria for identifying the specific subgenre of music that is political rap. She complements the statistics of rap music exposure with lyrical analysis of rap songs that espouse Black Nationalist and Black Feminist attitudes. Touching on a number of critical moments in American racial politics—including the 2008 and 2012 elections and the cases of the Jena 6, Troy Davis, and Trayvon Martin—Pulse of the People makes a compelling case for the influence of rap music in the political arena and greatly expands our understanding of the ways political ideologies and public opinion are formed.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Introduction. Watch for the Hook

Chapter 1. Behind the Music: Black Political Attitudes and Rap Music

Chapter 2. Music and Political Resistance: The Cultural Foundation of Black Politics

Chapter 3. It’s Bigger Than Hip-Hop: Rap Music and Black Nationalism

Chapter 4. Beyond the Music: Black Feminism and Rap Music

Chapter 5. The Future of Politics: The Implications of Rap Music and Political Attitudes

Conclusion. It’s Still Bigger Than Hip-Hop: The Future of Rap and Politics

Appendix 1. Political Rap Songs

Appendix 2. HSAN and BPP Demands

Notes

Bibliography

Discography

Index

Acknowledgments

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780812224283

0812224280

9780812291131

0812291131

OCLC:

904386624