In the hour of chaos art and activism with Public Enemy's Chuck D edited by Chuck D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chuck D, 1960- author, editor.

Series:

California series in hip hop studies

California series in hip hop studies 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hip-hop--Social aspects.

Hip-hop.

Hip-hop--History.

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

Rap (Music).

Rap (Music)--History and criticism.

Rap (Music)--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oakland University of California Press 2026

Summary:

A profound meditation on hip hop’s transformative power, In the Hour of Chaos takes us deep into the mind of the genre’s most unabashed revolutionary. This book is not an autobiography. It’s not a manifesto. It’s a razor-sharp investigation into hip hop and rap music by searing lyricist and global music icon Chuck D of Public Enemy. Engaging with some of the world’s leading thinkers on hip hop, “Professor Chuck” sets out on a journey that celebrates fifty years of hip hop and charts paths forward for its future. Exploring the intersections of hip hop with Black radicalism and feminism, media and technology, and globalization and politics, this curated collection shows the power of culture and the arts not only to bring people together but to bring about political change in this current hour of chaos. Features conversations with leading thinkers, including Robin D. G. Kelley, H. Samy Alim, Jeff Chang, Davey D, Scot Brown, Cheryl L. Keyes, Gaye Theresa Johnson, Bryonn Bain, Maya Jupiter, Adam Bradley, Joan Morgan, and more.-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction: Living in the hour of chaos / Chuck D Fear of a Black planet: Black geography, (im)migration, and sound / Chuck D, H. Samy Alim, Robin D. G. Kelley Welcome to the terrordome: history, context, and the (r)evolution of hip hop / Chuck D, Jeff Chang Don't believe the hype: technology, media, and the importance of community / Chuck D, D. Davey Gotta give the peeps what they need: hip hop and funk / Chuck D, Scot Brown Revolutionary generation: women, gender, and sexuality in hip hop / Chuck D, Cheryl L. Keyes World tour sessions: global hip hop culture / Chuck D, Samuel Lamontagne, Mikko Kapanen, Amkelwa Mbekeni, H. Samy Alim Prophets of rage: hip hop and the futures of Black radicalism / Chuck D, Gaye Theresa Johnson Black steel in the hour of chaos: hip hop, justice, and the prison industrial complex / Chuck D, Bryonn Bain, Maya Jupiter Harder than you think: the poetics of hip hop / Chuck D, Adam Bradley Show 'em whatcha got: hip hop and the visual arts / Chuck D, Joan Morgan

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Other Format:

Print version Chuck D In the hour of chaos

ISBN:

9780520427402

0520427408

OCLC:

1569673956

Publisher Number:

CIPO000326621

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license