American Rap Scenes : An Analysis of 25 Locations / Lavar Pope.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pope, Lavar, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American neighborhoods.

Human geography--History--United States--21st century.

Human geography.

Rap (Music)--Political aspects--United States--20th century.

Rap (Music).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

American Rap Scenes examines the history and legacy of rap music in 25 American cities through factors of geography, migration, movements, music, and technology. Providing area-centered analysis of a culture many see as monolithic, Lavar Pope highlights the unique histories of rap music and Hip Hop culture - how and why these scenes developed - in 25 mid-size and major cities across the country. More so than other genres of music, rap offers historical record of a multigenerational Black music that is region- and locale- specific and opens a window into the Black experience in America. Highlighting global stars and key local artists alike, American Rap Scenes features artists contextualized within their city of origin from Andre 3000 (Atlanta), Kendrick Lamar (Compton), and Common (Chicago) to Too Short (Oakland), Freddie Gibbs (Gary), and Akon (Jersey City). The 25 scenes covered in this book are South Bronx, Manhattan and Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Hempstead, Philadelphia, Newark and Jersey City, Boston, Los Angeles and Compton, Oakland and the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle and Portland, Chicago and Gary, Indiana, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Detroit, Houston, New Orleans, Memphis, Atlanta, Miami, Hampton, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Honolulu, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Saint Thomas, USVI. These scenes have been chosen for the documented and longstanding histories of their local music-making communities as well as similarities in the evolution of the local environment and geography, the proximity and timeline of Black, Latinx, and Caribbean migrations, and the impact of the Civil Rights, Racial Justice, and Women's Movements.

Contents:

List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Scenes 2. Geography 3. Migration 4. Movement 5. Music 6. Technology 7. More Scenes Conclusion Appendix A: Technical Appendix Appendix B: List of Known Studies of Rap on Scenes from American Rap Scenes Appendix C: Maps Notes Index

ISBN:

9798765118955

OCLC:

1453505298