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Brithop : the politics of UK rap in the new century / Justin A. Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Justin A., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rap (Music)--Political aspects--Great Britain--History--21st century.
- Rap (Music).
- Rap (Music)--Great Britain--History and criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford University Press 2020
- Summary:
- 'Brithop' investigates rap music's politics in the 21st century United Kingdom. In it, the author argues that this music is partly an extension of, or often a counter to, political discourses happening in other realms of British society. These rappers are essentially responding through rap to mainstream Britain's political discourses. The rappers in this volume critique the United Kingdom's more conservative narratives, and they express their relationship to Britain in the politically turbulent climate of the new century, providing valuable perspectives which can go unnoticed by those skeptical of or ignorant of hip-hop culture.
- Contents:
- Brithop A Note on Listening 1. Introduction: Rapping Back to the Postcolonial Melancholia of Twenty-First-Century Britain 2. Nationalism: "My England": Banal Nationalism, Discourses, and Counter-Narratives 3. History: Rapping Postcoloniality: Akala's "The Thieves Banquet" and Neocolonial Critique 4. Subculture/Style: Punk Aesthetics in Sleaford Mods and Lethal Bizzle 5. Politics: "Colonized by Wankers": Performing the Scottish Independence Debate through Hip-Hop 6. Humor: The Hyperlocal and the Outsider: Humor and Stereotypes in the Parody Videos of Goldie Lookin Chain and Bricka Bricka 7. Politics, Identity, and Belonging: British Rappers of the Middle Eastern Diaspora Conclusion: British Rap in the Age of Grenfell and Brexit
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-753137-7
- 0-19-065682-4
- 0-19-065683-2
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