Rap Music and Street Consciousness

Rap Music and Street Consciousness Keyes Cheryl L. Wydawca: University of Illinois Press Data wydania: 2004 ISBN: 9780252072017 Liczba stron: 336 Format: 429 x 154 x 2 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: Serves as a history of rap music. This book traces the genre s history from its roots in West African bardic traditions, the Jamaican dancehall tradition, and African American vernacular expressions to its permeation of the cultural mainstream as a major tenet of hip-hop lifestyle and culture.