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Author : Cheryl L. Keyes
Number of Pages : 336
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
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Product Description In this first musicological history of rap music, Cheryl L. Keyes 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. Rap music, according to Keyes, is a forum that addresses the political and economic disfranchisement of black youths and other groups, fosters ethnic pride, and displays culture values and aesthetics.Blending popular culture with folklore and ethnomusicology, Keyes offers a nuanced portrait of the artists, themes, and varying styles reflective of urban life and street consciousness. Drawing on the music, lives, politics, and interests of figures including Afrika Bambaataa, the "godfather of hip-hop," and his Zulu Nation, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Grandmaster Flash, Kool "DJ" Herc, MC Lyte, LL Cool J, De La Soul, Public Enemy, Ice-T, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, and The Last Poets, Rap Music and Street Consciousness challenges outsider views of the genre.The book also draws on ethnographic research done in New York, Los Angeles, Detroit and London, as well as interviews with performers, producers, directors, fans, and managers. Keyes' vivid and wide-ranging analysis covers the emergence and personas of female rappers and white rappers, the legal repercussions of technological advancements such as electronic mixing and digital sampling, the advent of rap music videos, and the existence of gangsta rap, Southern rap, acid rap, and dance-centered rap subgenres. Also considered are the crossover careers of rap artists in movies and television; rapper-turned-mogul phenomenons such as Queen Latifah; the multimedia empire of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs; the cataclysmic rise of Death Row Records; East Coast versus West Coast tensions; the deaths of Tupac Shakur and Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace; and the unification efforts of the Nation of Islam and the Hip-Hop Nation. Related Search : life , street consciousness , music american  |
Author : Anthony Pinn
Number of Pages : 240
Release Date : 2003-11-01
Publisher : NYU Press
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Product Description Rap music is often seen as a Black secular response to pressing issues of our time. Yet, like spirituals, the blues, and gospel music, rap has deep connections to African American religious traditions. Noise and Spirit explores the diverse religious dimensions of rap stemming from Islam (including the Nation of Islam and Five Percent Nation), Rastafarianism, and Humanism, as well as Christianity. The volume examines rap's dialogue with religious traditions, from the ways in which Islamic rap music is used as a method of religious and political instruction to the uses of both the blues and Black women's rap for considering the distinction between God and the Devil. The first section explores rap's association with more easily recognizable religious traditions and communities such as Christianity and Islam. The next presents discussions of rap and important spiritual considerations, including on the topic of death. The final unit wrestles with ways to theologize about the relationship between the sacred and the profane in rap.
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Author : Richard Mook
Number of Pages : 336
Publisher : Kendall Hunt Pub Co
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Related Search : hip hop , reader , rap music  |
Author : Tricia Rose
Edition : 1st
Number of Pages : 257
Publisher : Wesleyan
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Product Description A comprehensive look at the lyrics, music, cultures, themes, and styles of rap music. Customer reviews Thorough  by .. Daniel A. Jacome (New York City, NY)
Hip Hop is founded on the valorization--rather than villification--of recontextualization, revision, and redaction. In a examplary work of musical and cultural studies scholarship, Rose traces the ways prior black musical/oral traditions, technological advances, and sexism undergird the discourse (just to mention a couple of the lens through which she takes on rap). The work highly accessible to hip hoppers non hip hoppers alike, furthermore. Finally, it is to Rose's benefit that she comes from an "insider's" vantage point, giving the text a genuine concern for where the music comes from, finds itself, and is indefatigably headed towards.
Essential! Rich!  by .. GILBERTO K. YOSHINAGA (São Paulo/SP (BRASIL))
Tricia Rose details the Hip-Hop Culture - and its beauty and depth - in this book I call "essential for Hip-Hoppers". For example: I'm writing 'bout Brazilian hip-hop and "Black Noise" cleared many doubts I had on hystoric, artistic, and politic aspects of the 'Culture of Streetz'. Another contribution that elevates this 'Bible of Hip-Hop' is the way Tricia Rose writes. The words flow natural, with many rich informations reduced in a very agradable text. If you don't like this book, you'll never understand the 'Black Noise' of this new millenium! Peace!
powerful topic: execution?  by .. nick bollweg (minneapolis, mn)
I read this book as a compulsory action for the 'Poetry of Rap' course in which I am currently enrolled at a major university. As a narrative and dialectic of black culture, or rather a single faction of black culture, this book is powerful and informative, providing analysis of many, many social thinkers of the Black Arts and later movements as well as Rose's perspective(s) on the developments of the culture. However, the execution of this text, ostensibly an academic account, is weakened by a diffuse structure, imprecise diction (beyond that necessitated by dealing with a topic heretofore untreated in academic circles with any rigor) and atrocious editing. I highly recommend the text, but by the same token recommend it with a disclaimer: hear why she says, and not what she says.
Very interesting (but "brilliant"???) by .. ()
This is an impressive interpretation of Black musical culture, with loads of interesting information and pertinent feminist content. I've read several books with somewhat similar subject matter, from Dick Hebdige's broad and helpful survey to the rather pretentious book by Russell Potter; but none of them captured my interest as much as this one.
"more brilliant than the sun" by .. emurlasi@oehuni.kfunigraz.ac.at (Graz, Austria)
brilliant, exhausting and informative... provides a feminist point of view from the inside for all important aspects... read it and love it...
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Author : Sa'id
Edition : 4th
Number of Pages : 291
Release Date : 2007-03-15
Publisher : Superchamp Books
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Product Description Hip Hop-Rap music production is an artcraft. It contains a vast number of unique methods and theories, each one potentially more complex and time-consuming than the other. Sa id reduces this complexity and takes all of the myth and mystery out of producing. By giving rare insight to Hip Hop-Rap production and the entire process that surrounds it, he decreases the time that it usually takes to develop a sound understanding of it. In this book, you ll learn the meticulous specifics of sampling and non-sampling. You ll learn the various production techniques and how to apply them. You ll even learn how to choose the gear and equipment that s right for you. This book is also packed with information about the business of Hip Hop-Rap production like, how to effectively shop and sell your beats, or how to start your own production company. There s even tips on how to run a successful marketing strategy, and how to launch your own product effectively. The BeatTips Manual also features interviews with some of the most well-known and respected Hip Hop producers of all time. Sa id gets DJ Premier, Tru Master, Buckwild, DR Period and other key music producers and insiders to share their valuable insight with unflinching honesty. Finally, you will be very interested in what Sa id writes in the Afterwords section. (His vision of the future of the Hip Hop-Rap music production trade is bold and reassuring)... Indeed, this book contains the most helpful and relevant information on Hip Hop-Rap music production ever assembled in one volume! Kudos, Sa id. Related Search : hip hop , music fourth , beattips manual  |
Author : VARIOUS
Number of Pages : 168
Publisher : BACKBEAT BOOKS
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Product Description With more than 500 reviews plus artist bios and the true tales of the birth of the art form, this is without a doubt the one book every hip-hop fan and would-be rapper needs. Customer reviews Great Overview Of The Roots Of Hip Hop by .. Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA)
All Music Guide is one of the go to places for ratings and reviews of albums and this compilation of old school hip-hop is no exception. While they don't dole out a one to five star rating as they do on their website, AMG selected a nice cross section of the genre from heavyweight acts like The Notorious B.I.G., Ice Cube, Public Enemy & A Tribe Called Quest to lesser known ones like Main Source & The Jungle Brothers. They also sprinkle artists who obtained some mass appeal like Kriss Kross who aren't exactly thought of a old school hip hop. There is also a section on soul & jazz artists whose music is notably and heavily sampled.
Related Search : rap hip , school rap , old school  |
Number of Pages : 646
Publisher : Backbeat Books
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Product Description This comprehensive guide is a must-have for the multitude of fans of today's best-selling popular music. The latest in the definitive series, the All Music Guide to Hip-Hop offers entertaining and informative reviews that lead readers to the best recordings by their favorite artists and help them find new music to explore. Informative biographies, essays, and "music maps" trace hip-hop's growth from its roots in urban soul and old-school MCs and DJs, to its mainstream breakout during the '90s and the myriad branches that thrive today. Customer reviews Great by .. Chris (St.Louis,MO)
This is one of the best music books I have ever purchased it has reviews on almost every hip hop album ever made for all the Youngsters of the rap game that have no education in hip hop buy this book at once and find something out on Kool DJ Herc-Grandwizard Theodore-Grandmaster Caz the originators if you dont know the Message you dont know rap-Good day
Very Nicely Put Together by .. Jelani Kimble (West Covina, CA)
Just to reiterate what was mentioned earlier, this book goes nicely in depth, going back to originating artists as well as current mainstream as well as underground heavy hitters. I have alot of fun looking through this guide. Any big Hiphop fan should love this book. There were a few artists I felt should definitely have been included in the book, but were not. However, there was a good effort put into this book.
This is the real thing by .. ()
This is the real kind of rap music, not just the kind you hear on the radio. This book goes into detail not just the mainstream artists of rap, but also underground favorites. It also rates each artists albums out of five stars. It provides a (usually)small biography on the artist as well as who he/her worked with in the past. The book also gives you a well rounded vision of hip-hop in general by showing you where all the different genres of rap originated, and what distinguishes them. Every time I go to buy an album I look it up here first. It is also very recent, going all the way up to the summer of 2003. Overall, well worth your money.
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Author : Felicia M. Miyakawa
Number of Pages : 190
Publisher : Indiana University Press
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Product Description The Five Percent Nation is a controversial organization and a substantial cultural force. Also known as "Five Percenters", this offshoot of the Nation of Islam has employed commercial rap, or "God Hop," to teach its beliefs, comment on relevant issues, and recruit new members. Rap artists such as Erykah Badu and Queen Latifah are past members of the Five Percent Nation; GURU and Wu-Tang Clan are currently affiliated. "Five Percenter Rap: God Hop's Music, Message, and Black Muslim Mission" examines the phenomenon from musical, historical, and cultural perspectives. Such a kaleidoscopic approach is necessary given the Five Percent Nation's complex theology - grounded in Black Muslim traditions, black nationalism, Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) symbolism, Masonic mysticism, and Gnostic spirituality - its historical ties to major movements and moments in American history, and its deep involvement with popular culture.After establishing the theological and historical underpinnings of Five Percenter Rap, Felicia Miyakawa considers its marketing approaches and its use of specific musical techniques such as sampling, groove, and layering (often in significant numerical groupings). These techniques, she argues, are in service to the greater goal of Five Percenter rappers, who see themselves primarily as teachers and as bringers of a specific type of redemption and self-knowledge to benighted souls. Vividly written and solidly researched, "Five Percenter Rap" will appeal to readers interested in popular music, American music and history, and African American religion and culture. Felicia Miyakawa is Assistant Professor of Musicology at the Robert W. McLean School of Music, Middle Tennessee State University. She lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Related Search : five percenter , black muslim , popular music  |
Author : Soren Baker
Edition : 1
Number of Pages : 112
Publisher : Lucent Books
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Product Description Hip-hop culture includes rapping, DJing, graffiti art and b-boying, also known as break dancing. The History of Rap and Hip-Hop chronicles the evolution of hip-hop culture and focuses on its most significant segment, rap. Related Search : music library , music library , history rap  |
Author : Adam Krims
Number of Pages : 232
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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Product Description This is the first book to discuss in detail how rap music is put together musically. Whereas a great deal of popular music scholarship dismisses music analysis as irrelevant or of limited value, the present book argues that it can be crucial to cultural theory. It is unique for bringing together perspectives from music theory, musicology, cultural studies, critical theory, and communications. It is also the first scholarly book to discuss rap music in Holland, and the rap of Cree Natives in Canada, in addition to such mainstream artists as Ice Cube. Customer reviews Well worth the price by .. N. Landers ()
While some of this book was a little too academic for a casual reader like myself, the chapters on rap genres and musical techniques were easily worth the price of the book. Krims says things about rap here that I haven't heard anywhere else, including a musical analysis of different types of rap "flows" and an explanation of the "hip-hop sublime" that can arise from heavily layered music built from samples. He also does in-depth analysis of a few rap songs, including songs by Ice Cube and Goodie Mob, which are quite interesting if you have access to the music. There are many books out there about hip-hop history or culture, and this book touches on those subjects as well, but it's great to see the niche of in-depth musical analysis finally filled. It's given me a new way of understanding and vocabulary for listening to hip hop.
Conquering a Difficult Subject by .. zuma (california)
It is said that hip hop scholarship to this point has either come from too academic or too informal a source. This book is accredited by street and university alike. Krims successfully analyses critical aspects of hip-hop, namely songwriting and lyrical style. This is truly great piece of work.
READ THIS REVIEW AND BUY THE BOOK, ITS BOSS! by .. ()
THIS BOOK IS GREAT FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE RAP,I MOSTLY GET MY INSPIRATION FROM MUSIC ,BUT READING THIS BOOK ON RAP MUSIC INSPIRED ME. I AM A BIG FAN OF THIS BOOK, YOU SHOULD BUY IT.
ITS REALLY INTRESSTING IV WAITED AGES TO FIND A DECENT BOOK ON RAP MUSIC,I ALSO LOVE POETRY, NOT THE KIND YOU DO AT SCHOOL,THATS TO BORING, BUT POETRY BY RAP ARTISTS, LIKE TUPAC, R.I.P, IM HIS BIGGEST FAN, THIS BOOK IS GREAT I RATE IT 5 OUT OF 5!!!SO U WANNA KNOW RAP U GOT RAP!
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