24 bars to kill : hip hop, aspiration, and Japan's social margins / Andrew B. Armstrong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Armstrong, Andrew B., author.

Series:

Dance and Performance Studies ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Rap (Music).

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2019]

Summary:

The most clearly identifiable and popular form of Japanese hip-hop, “ghetto” or “gangsta” music has much in common with its corresponding American subgenres, including its portrayal of life on the margins, confrontational style, and aspirational “rags-to-riches” narratives. Contrary to depictions of an ethnically and economically homogeneous Japan, gangsta J-hop gives voice to the suffering, deprivation, and social exclusion experienced by many modern Japanese. 24 Bars to Kill offers a fascinating ethnographic account of this music as well as the subculture around it, showing how gangsta hip-hop arises from widespread dissatisfaction and malaise.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures

Acknowledgments

Note on Language

A Hip-Hop Introduction to Other Japans

Chapter 1. Down in the Ghetto

Chapter 2. Hypermasculinity and Ghetto/Gangsta Authenticity

Chapter 3. Represent JP Koreans! Ethnic Identity in Zainichi Hip Hop

Chapter 4. Rapping for the Nation

Afterword

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781789202687

178920268X