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Electro Rap : Science Fiction, Fantasy and Reality in the Circuitry of Hip Hop.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- de Paor-Evans, Adam, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rap (Music)--Production and direction.
- Rap (Music).
- Hip-hop--History--United States--20th century.
- Hip-hop.
- Afrofuturism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.
- System Details:
- text file rdaft
- Summary:
- The culture of hip hop shifted dramatically soon after the first wave of studio-recorded vinyl releases at the turn of the 1980s.Drawing upon science fiction, ideas of fantasy, futurism, and sociocultural dynamics, this book presents a study of the impact and influence of electro rap on the formative years of recorded hip hop and beyond.
- Contents:
- Glossary of Terms Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: Locating The Narrative 1. Electro Rap as Progressive Praxes 2. Journeys of the Protagonist 3. The Fantastical, the Mythological and Socio-spatial Context 4. Directions of Travel: Past, Present and Future in Hip Hop and Broader Society Conclusions: Towards a New Futurism Afterword: New Technologies and Creative Potential References Index
- ISBN:
- 1-5013-5450-7
- 1-5013-5449-3
- 1-5013-5448-5
- 9781501354489
- OCLC:
- 1555348058
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