That's the joint! : the hip-hop studies reader
This newly expanded and revised second edition brings together the most important and up-to-date hip-hop scholarship in one comprehensive volume. Presented thematically, the selections address the history of hip-hop, identity politics of the "hip-hop nation," debates of "street authenticity," social movements and activism, aesthetics, technologies of production, hip-hop as a cultural industry, and much more. Further, this new edition also includes greater coverage of gender, racial diversity in hip-hop, hip-hop’s global influences, and examines hip-hop's role in contemporary politics. With pedagogical features including author biographies, headnotes summarizing key points of articles, and discussion questions, this volume is essential reading for anyone seeking deeper understanding of the profound impact of hip-hop as an intellectual, aesthetic, and cultural movement
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xv, 628 pages ; 27 cm
9780415969185, 9780415969192, 9780203642191, 0415969182, 0415969190, 0203642198
55846132
Foreword, MICHAEL ERIC DYSON Introduction, MURRAY FORMANPart I: Hip-Hop Ya Don't Stop: Hip-Hop History and HistoriographyPart Introduction, MURRAY FORMAN1. Breaking, SALLY BANES2. The Politics of Graffiti, CRAIG CASTLEMAN3. Breaking and the New York City Breakers, MICHAEL HOLMAN4. Jive Talking N.Y. DJs Rapping Away in Black Discos, ROBERT FORD, JR. 5. B-Beats Bombarding Bronx, ROBERT FORD, JR. 6. Hip-Hop's Founding Fathers Speak the Truth, NELSON GEORGEPart II: No Time for Fake Niggas: Hip-Hop Culture and the Authenticity DebatesPart Introduction, MARK ANTHONY NEAL7. The Culture of Hip-Hop, MICHAEL ERIC DYSON8. Puerto Rocks: Rap, Roots, and Amnesia, JUAN FLORES9. It's a Family Affair, PAUL GILROY10. Hip-Hop Chicano: A Separate but Parallel Story, RAEGAN KELLY11. On the Question of Nigga Authenticity, R.A.T. JUDY12. Looking for the "Real" Nigga: Social Scientists Construct the Ghetto, ROBIN D.G. KELLEY13. About a Salary or Reality?-Rap's Recurrent Conflict, ALAN LIGHT14. The Rap on Rap: The "Black Music" that Isn't Either, DAVID SAMUELSPart III: Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City: Hip-Hop, Space, and PlacePart Introduction, MURRAY FORMAN15. Black Empires,White Desires: The Spatial Politics of Identity in the Age of Hip-Hop, DAVARIAN L. BALDWIN16. Hip-Hop am Main, Rappin' on the Tyne, ANDY BENNETT17. "Represent": Race, Space, and Place in Rap Music, MURRAY FORMAN18. Rap and Hip-Hop: The New York Connection, DICK HEBDIGE19. Uptown Throwdown, DAVID TOOPPart IV: I'll Be Nina Simone Defecating on Your Microphone: Hip-Hop and GenderPart Introduction, MARK ANTHONY NEAL20. Translating Double-Dutch to Hip-Hop: The Musical Vernacular of Black Girls' Play, KYRA D. GAUNT21. Empowering Self, Making Choices, Creating Spaces: Black Female Identity via Rap Music Performance, CHERYL L. KEYES22. Hip-Hop Feminist, JOAN MORGAN23. Seeds and Legacies: Tapping the Potential in Hip-Hop, GWENDOLYN D. POUGH24. Never Trust a Big Butt and a Smile, TRICIA ROSEPart V: The Message: Rap, Politics, and ResistancePart Introduction, MARK ANTHONY NEAL25. Organizing the Hip-Hop Generation, ANGELA ARDS26. Check Yo Self Before You Wreck Yo Self: The Death of Politics in Rap Music and Popular Culture,TODD BOYD27. The Challenge of Rap Music from Cultural Movement to Political Power, BAKARI KITWANA28. Rap, Race, and Politics, CLARENCE LUSANE29. Postindustrial Soul: Black Popular Music at the Crossroads, MARK ANTHONY NEALPart VI :Looking for the Perfect Beat: Hip-Hop Aesthetics and Technologies of ProductionPart Introduction: MURRAY FORMAN30. Airshafts, Loudspeakers, and the Hip Hop Sample: Contexts and African American Musical Aesthetics, ANDREW BARTLETT31. Public Enemy Confrontation, MARK DERY32. Hip-Hop: From Live Performance to Mediated Narrative, GREG DIMITRIADIS33. Sample This, NELSON GEORGE34. "This Is a Sampling Sport": Digital Sampling, Rap Music, and the Law in Cultural Production,THOMAS G. SCHUMACHER35. Challenging Conventions in the Fine Art of Rap, RICHARD SHUSTERMAN36. Hip-Hop and Black Noise: Raising Hell, RICKEY VINCENTPart VII: I Used to Love H.E.R.: Hip-Hop in/and the Culture IndustriesPart Introduction: MARK ANTHONY NEAL37. Commercialization of the Rap Music Youth Subculture, M. ELIZABETH BLAIR38. Dance in Hip-Hop Culture, KATRINA HAZZARD-DONALD39. Wendy Day, Advocate for Rappers, NORMAN KELLEY40. The Business of Rap: Between the Street and the Executive Suite, KEITH NEGUS41. Contracting Rap: An Interview with Carmen Ashhurst-Watson, TRICIA ROSE42. Black Youth and the Ironies of Capitalism, S. CRAIG WATKINS43. Homies in The 'Hood: Rap's Commodification of Insubordination, TED SWEDENBURG44. An Exploration of Spectacular Consumption: Gangsta Rap as Cultural Commodity,ERIC K. WATTS