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Prophets of the hood : politics and poetics in hip hop / Imani Perry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Perry, Imani, 1972-
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rap (Music)--History and criticism.
- Rap (Music).
- Rap (Music)--Political aspects.
- Hip-hop--Social aspects.
- Hip-hop.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Focuses on the socially relevant aspects of Hip Hop music: its treatment of the identity of the black subject in a white society, new definitions of blackness and its commercialization.
- Contents:
- Hip hop's mama : originalism and identity in the music
- My mic sound nice : art, community, and consciousness
- Stinging like Tabasco : structure and format in hip hop compositions
- The glorious outlaw : hip hop narratives, American law and the court of public opinion
- B-boys, players and preachers : reading masculinity
- The venus hip hop and the pink ghetto : negotiating spaces for women
- Bling bling
- and going pop : consumerism and co-optation in hip hop.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780822386155
- 0822386151
- OCLC:
- 191855660
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