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Pulse of the People : Political Rap Music and Black Politics /

Examining the history of rap music, particularly the subgenre of political rap, and coupling public opinion research with lyrical analysis, Lakeyta M. Bonnette illustrates the ways rap music serves as a vehicle for the expression and advancement of political thought in urban Black communities.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bonnette-Bailey, Lakeyta M. (Lakeyta Monique), 1981- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Watch for the hook
  • Behind the music: Black political attitudes and rap music
  • Music and political resistance: the cultural foundation of Black politics
  • It's bigger than hip-hop: rap music and Black nationalism
  • Beyond the music: Black feminism and rap music
  • The future of politics: the implications of rap music and political attitudes
  • Conclusion: It's still bigger than hip-hop: the future of rap and politics
  • Appendix 1: Political rap songs
  • Appendix 2: HSAN and BPP demands.