Thug Life : Race, Gender, and the Meaning of Hip-hop
Michael P. Jeffries
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Chicago, IL : : University of Chicago Press, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (274 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: State of the Hip-Hop Union; One/ The Meaning of Hip-Hop; Two/ From a Cool Complex to Complex Cool; Three/ Thug Life and Social Death; The Bridge/ Summary of Chapters Two and Three; Four/ Hip-Hop Authenticity in Black and White; Five/ Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics; Conclusion: The Last Verse; Epilogue: Obama as Hip-Hop Icon; Appendix: Qualitative Methodology; Notes; References; Discography; Index. - Hip-hop has come a long way from its origins in the Bronx in the 1970s, when rapping and DJing were just part of a lively, decidedly local scene that also venerated b-boying and graffiti. Now hip-hop is a global phenomenon and, in the United States, a massively successful corporate enterprise predominantly controlled and consumed by whites while the most prominent performers are black. How does this shift in racial dynamics affect our understanding of contemporary hip-hop, especially when the music perpetuates stereotypes of black men? Do black listeners interpret hip-hop differently from w
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| Emner | Rap (Music) - Social aspects - United States
Hip-hop -- Social aspects -- United States. Hip-hop Kjønn Vis mer... Music Philosophy
Music Music, Dance, Drama & Film Musikk Rap Raser USA musikk samfunn kultursosiologi pop hip-hop usa forentestater |
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| ISBN | 0226395847. - 0226395855. - 9780226395845. - 9780226395852
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