Critical minded : new approaches to hip hop studies / edited by Ellie M. Hisama and Evan Rapport.

Other author Hisama, Ellie M., editor.
Other author Rapport, Evan, editor.
Format Book
Publication InfoBrooklyn, NY : Institute for Studies in American Music, ©2005.
Description144 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesISAM monographs ; no. 35
I.S.A.M. monographs ; no. 35. ^A56217
Contents "We're all Asian really": hip hop's Afro-Asian crossings / Ellie M. Hisama -- "You ain't heard us 'til you seen us live": the Alter Egos' live alternative to mass market hip hop / David G. Pier -- Uptown-downtown: hip hop music in downtown Manhattan in the early 1980s / Jonathan Toubin -- Gender dynamics in the film Anne B. Real / Stephanie Jensen-Moulton -- Listening to the music of the Brooklyn-based rapper Sensational / Evan Rapport -- Wallowing in rupture: cultural hybridity, alienation, and André Benjamin's "A life in the day of Benjamin André (incomplete)" / Robert Wood -- A preliminary step in exploring reggaetón / Ejima Baker -- Musical interchange between Indian music and hip hop / Carl Clements.
Abstract This collection of eight critical essays from New York-based writers surveys an assortment of musicians and styles. Exploring diverse topics ranging from hip hop's New York migrations to its twenty-first century journeys across the globe, this volume provides vibrant perspectives on hip hop from its beginnings to the present.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical and discographical references.
ISBN091467837X
ISBN9780914678373

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML3531 .C75 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold