Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-171) and index.
Includes discography (p. 173-177) and filmography (179-180).
Contents
Who you callin' "igno"? : in defense of the Black vernacular voice -- Representin' rhetoric in the vernacular : professing the power of the rap -- Can't knock the hustle? : the gangsta ethos from Stag-o-Lee to Snoop D-O-double-G -- The player's (book) club : ghetto realistic fiction from "His last day" to "Pimpology" -- They got game : African American students, hip hop, and literacy in the zone.