Hip-hop Revolution by Jeffrey Og Ogbar
In the world of hip-hop, keeping it real has always been a primary goal - and realness takes on special meaning as rappers mold their images for street cred and increasingly measure authenticity by ghetto-centric notions of Who's badder? This book celebrates hip-hop and confronts the cult of authenticity that defines its essential character.
Easily one of the most substantial and thoughtful works on the cultural politics of hip-hopOriginal and analytically rigorous, it successfully balances an insider's love of the culture with a scholar's critical eye. Expect it to generate considerable attention. William Jelani Cobb, author of To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip-Hop Aesthetic ""What does it mean now to 'keep it real'? Is hip-hop ripping society apart? Ogbar compellingly examines race, gender, authenticity, and this African American generation's quest for true democracy and liberation."" Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar is associate professor of history and director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut. He is author of Black Power: Radical Politics and African American Identity and edited the volume The Civil Rights Movement: Problems in American Civilization.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780700615476 |
| ISBN 10 | 0700615474 |
| Title | Hip-hop Revolution |
| Author | Jeffrey Og Ogbar |
| Series | Cultureamerica |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University Press of Kansas |
| Year published | 2007-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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