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In the heart of the beat : the poetry of rap /
Despite its extraordinary popularity and worldwide influence, the world of rap and hip hop is under constant attack. Impressions and interpretations of its meaning and power are perpetually being challenged. Somewhere someone is bemoaning the negative impact of rap music on contemporary culture. In...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Scarecrow Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | African American cultural theory and heritage.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Despite its extraordinary popularity and worldwide influence, the world of rap and hip hop is under constant attack. Impressions and interpretations of its meaning and power are perpetually being challenged. Somewhere someone is bemoaning the negative impact of rap music on contemporary culture. In In the Heart of the Beat: The Poetry of Rap, bestselling author and scholar Alexs Pate argues for a fresh understanding of rap as an example of powerful and effective poetry, rather than a negative cultural phenomenon. Pate articulates a way of "reading" rap that makes visible both its contemporary. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxiii, 142 p.). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780810861459 9786612561481 6612561483 1282561480 9781282561489 0810861453 |