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Author Perry, Imani, 1972-

Title Prophets of the hood [electronic resource] : politics and poetics in hip hop / Imani Perry.

Imprint Durham : Duke University Press, 2004.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description x, 236 p.
Series e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Hip hop's mama : originalism and identity in the music -- My mic sound nice : art, community, and consciousness -- Stinging like Tabasco : structure and format in hip hop compositions -- The glorious outlaw : hip hop narratives, American law and the court of public opinion -- B-boys, players and preachers : reading masculinity -- The venus hip hop and the pink ghetto : negotiating spaces for women -- Bling bling-- and going pop : consumerism and co-optation in hip hop.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Rap (Music) -- History and criticism.
Rap (Music) -- Political aspects.
Hip-hop -- Social aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780822386155
0822386151
0822334356 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780822334354 (cloth : alk. paper)
0822334461 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780822334460 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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