Hip hop versus rap : the politics of droppin' knowledge / Patrick Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Patrick, (Sociologist), author.

Series:

Routledge advances in ethnography ; 18.

Routledge advances in ethnography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hip-hop.

Rap (Music)--Social aspects.

Rap (Music).

Physical Description:

vii, 167 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa Business, 2017.

Summary:

"'What is the real hip hop?' 'To whom does hip hop belong?' 'For what constructive purposes can hip hop be put to use?' These are three key questions posed by hip hop activists. They explore the politics of cultural authenticity, ownership and uplift in London's post hip hop scene. The book is an ethnographic study of the identity, role, formation, and practices of the organic intellectuals that populate and propagate this 'conscious' hip hop milieu. Indeed, Turner provides an insightful examination of the work of artists and practitioners who use hip hop 'off-street' in the spheres of youth work, education, and theatre to raise consciousness and to develop artistic and personal skills. He also seeks to portray how cultural activism, which styles itself grassroots and mature, is framed around a discursive opposition between what is authentic and ethical in hip hop culture and what is counterfeit and corrupt. Turner identifies that this play of difference, framed as an ethical schism, also presents hip hop's organic intellectuals with a narrative that enables them to align their insurgent values with those of policy and to thereby receive institutional support. This enlightening volume will be of interest to post-graduates and scholars interested in hip-hop studies; youth work; critical pedagogy; young people and crime/justice; the politics of race/racism; the politics of youth/education; urban governance; social movement studies; street culture studies and vernacular studies."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Tending the conscious hip hop family 17

2 Hip hop esoterics: energy and consciousness 41

3 From periphrasis to personal development: a cultural biography of a hip hop poet and teacher 57

4 'Life-bars' for grime prevention 83

5 White boy hip hop suite: hip hop theatre and the colouring of culture 112.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138679757

1138679755

OCLC:

990777574