Hip-hop in Africa : prophets of the city and dustyfoot philosophers / Msia Kibona Clark ; foreword by Quentin Williams ; afterword by Akosua Adomako Ampofo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Msia Kibona, author.

Contributor:

Williams, Quentin, writer of foreword.

Adomako Ampofo, Akosua, writer of afterword.

Series:

Ohio University research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ; Number 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rap (Music)--Social aspects--Africa.

Rap (Music).

Rap (Music)--Africa--History and criticism.

Hip-hop--Africa.

Hip-hop.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged)).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2018]

Summary:

"In Hip-Hop in Africa, Msia Kibona Clark examines some of Africa's biggest hip-hop scenes and shows how hip-hop helps us understand specifically African narratives of social, political, and economic realities. Clark looks at the use of hip-hop in protest, both as a means of articulating social problems and as a tool for mobilizing listeners around those problems. She also details the spread of hip-hop culture in Africa following its emergence in the United States, assessing the impact of urbanization and demographics on the spread of hip-hop culture. Hip-Hop in Africa is a tribute to a genre and its artists as well as a timely examination that pushes the study of music and diaspora in critical new directions."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Illustrations

Foreword: "African Hip-Hop Represent!"

Acknowledgments

1. "Boomerang" Hip-Hop and Pan-African Dialogues

2. "Understand Where I'm Coming From" The Growth of African Hip-Hop and Representations of African Culture

3. "Lettre à Mr le Président" Social and Political Representations

4. "Femme de Combat" Gendered Representations

5. "Make You No Forget" Representations of African Migrant Experiences in African Hip-Hop

6. "Brkn Lngwjz" Language, Identity, and Cultural Appropriation

Epilogue

By Way of an Afterword

Appendix 1. Artist Interviews

Appendix 2. Companion Website

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780896805026

0896805026

OCLC:

1030304459