The Rap on Gangsta Rap, Who Run It?
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The Rap on Gangsta Rap, Who Run It? by Bakari Kitwana
This book is a critical review of the highly explosive and widely discussed musical art form called gangsta rap. Kitwana examines the ways Black culture, male-female relationships, sexism, white supremacy (racism), and gun violence converge in this controversial music form.Bakari Kitwana: Hip Hop Activism in the Obama Age Bakari Kitwana is a writer, activist, and political analyst who has been on CNN, FOX News (the O'Reilly Factor), C-Span, PBS (The Tavis Smiley Show), and NPR to discuss politics and young culture. He is currently a Senior Media Fellow at The Jamestown Project, a Harvard Law think tank, and the CEO of Rap Sessions: Community Dialogues on Hip-Hop, which holds townhall meetings across the country on difficult issues confronting the hip-hop generation. His book The Hip-Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis at African American Culture, published in 2002 and focusing on young Blacks born during the Civil Rights Movement, has been used as a textbook in over 100 colleges and universities. In 1994, Kitwana released his debut book, The Rap on Gangsta Rap.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780883781753 |
| ISBN 10 | 0883781751 |
| Title | The Rap on Gangsta Rap, Who Run It? |
| Author | Bakari Kitwana |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Third World Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 1994-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 75 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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