Hip hop and philosophy : rhyme 2 reason / edited by Derrick Darby and Tommie Shelby.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Darby, Derrick, 1967-

Shelby, Tommie, 1967-

Series:

Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 16.

Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rap (Music)--Social aspects.

Rap (Music).

Music and philosophy.

Hip-hop.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Open Court, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is there too much violence in hip-hop music? What's the difference between Kimberly Jones and the artist Lil' Kim? Is hip-hop culture a ""black"" thing? Is it okay for N.W.A. to call themselves niggaz and for Dave Chappelle to call everybody bitches? These witty, provocative essays ponder these and other thorny questions, linking the searing cultural issues implicit ? and often explicit ? in hip-hop to the weighty matters examined by the great philosophers of the past. The book shows that rap classics by Lauryn Hill, OutKast, and the Notorious B.I.G. can help uncover the meanings of love

Contents:

Title Page; Epigraph; Popular Culture and PhilosophyTM; Dedication; Foreword; Shout Outs; From Rhyme to Reason: This Shit Ain't Easy; Disk 1 - Da Mysteries: God, Love, and Knowledge; Disk 2 - What's Beef? Ruminations on Violence; Disk 3 - That's How I'm Livin': Authenticity, Blackness, and Sexuality; Disk 4 - Word Up! Language, Meaning, and Ethics; Disk 5 - Fight the Power: Political Philosophy'n the Hood; After . . . Word!; Beats & Rhymes!; The Crew; The Hip-Hop Head Index; ALSO FROM OPEN COURT; Copyright Page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes discography (p. 213-216).

ISBN:

1-283-30097-4

9786613300973

0-8126-9779-0

OCLC:

756484290