The Dozens : a history of rap's mama
Elijah Wald
Bok · Engelsk · 2012
| Utgitt | New York : Oxford uiversity press , 2012
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| Omfang | 244 s. : ill.
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| Opplysninger | At its simplest, the dozens is a comic concatenation of "yo' mama" jokes. At its most complex, it is a form of social interaction that reaches back to African ceremonial rituals. Whether considered vernacular poetry, verbal dueling, a test of street cool, or just a mess of dirty insults, the dozens has been a basic building block of African-American culture. A game which could inspire raucous laughter or escalate to violence, it provided a wellspring of rhymes, attitude, and raw humor that has influenced pop musicians from Jelly Roll Morton to Ice Cube.. - 250 kr
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| ISBN | 978-0-19-989540-3 : 250 kr
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| Hylleplass | 781.649 WAL
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