Hip hop world / Dalton Higgins.
| Author/creator | Higgins, Dalton |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Berkeley, CA : Groundwood Books, ©2009. |
| Description | 144 pages ; 18 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Groundwork guides Groundwork guides. ^A757004 |
| Contents | The audacity of hip hop -- The old school and the elements -- What's race got to do with it? -- Hip hop's economic stimulus plan -- Hip hop herstory and pride rap -- Rap's social conscience -- The globalization of hip hop -- Black to the future -- International hip hop timeline. |
| Abstract | Examines the development and characteristics of hip-hop, describing its inspiration from Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Jamaica, as well as its racial, multicultural, and multilingual influences. The book reveals the form's musical inspirations from Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, African American sex satirists, comedians, civil rights-fuelled funk musicians, spoken word luminaries, and dub and Nuyorican poetry. The author examines hip hop's development of global rap slanguage and its influence on standard English lexicons, and hip hop herstory and cultural taboos around sexuality. He highlights the burgeoning Aboriginal hip hop scenes in Canada and Australia, and movements in colleges across North America and Europe that use hip hop lyrics and artistry to help engage students in learning. Critical of hip hopsters' use of language, the cult of bling, violence, and money, this book takes readers beyond a superficial look and delves into all the issues surrounding this form. The author taps into his own powers of pop culture prognostication to predict the future of the genre and the youth culture that spawned it, as this irresistible musical and cultural form spreads literally to the furthest reaches of humanity. |
| LCCN | 2009529162 |
| ISBN | 9780888999108 |
| ISBN | 0888999100 |
| ISBN | 9780888999115 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0888999119 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3531 .H52 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |