Thug Life : Race, Gender, and the Meaning of Hip-Hop /

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Hip-hop has come a long way from its origins in the Bronx in the 1970s, when rapping and DJing were just part of a lively, decidedly local scene that also venerated b-boying and graffiti. Now hip-hop is a global phenomenon and, in the United States, a massively successful corporate enterprise predom...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jeffries, Michael P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2011]
Temas:
Hip-hop > Social aspects > United States.
Rap (Music) > Social aspects > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
race, gender, music, hip hop, thug, black, rap, dj, b boy, graffiti, musicians, performance, audience, industry, commercialization, capitalism, cultural appropriation, stereotypes, gang, drugs, violence, sex, sexuality, fans, identity, pleasure, politics, authenticity, obama, language, vulgarity, swear words, expletives, explicit, lyrics, nonfiction, popular culture, masculinity, strength, power, street, fear, intimidation, reputation, cred.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION: State of the Hip-Hop Union
  • ONE. The Meaning of Hip-Hop
  • TWO. From a Cool Complex to Complex Cool
  • THREE. Thug Life and Social Death
  • THE BRIDGE. Summary of Chapters Two and Three
  • FOUR. Hip-Hop Authenticity in Black and White
  • FIVE. Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics
  • CONCLUSION. The Last Verse
  • EPILOGUE. Obama as Hip-Hop Icon
  • APPENDIX
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • DISCOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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