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The Hip Hop Wars

By Tricia Rose

The Hip Hop Wars Books

The Hip Hop Wars

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Hip-hop is in crisis. For the past dozen years, the most commercially successful hip-hop has become increasingly saturated with caricatures of black gangstas, thugs, pimps, and 'hos. The controversy surrounding hip-hop is worth attending to and examining with a critical eye because, as scholar and cultural critic Tricia Rose argues, hip-hop has become a primary means by which we talk about race in the United States . In The Hip-Hop Wars , Rose explores the most crucial issues underlying the polarized claims on each side of the debate: Does hip-hop cause violence, or merely reflect a violent ghetto culture? Is hip-hop sexist, or are its detractors simply anti-sex? Does the portrayal of black culture in hip-hop undermine black advancement? A potent exploration of a divisive and important subject, The Hip-Hop Wars concludes with a call for the regalvanization of the progressive and creative heart of hip-hop. What Rose calls for is not a sanitized vision of the form, but one that more accurately reflects a much richer space of culture, politics, anger, and yes, sex, than the current ubiquitous images in sound and video currently provide.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
2008-12-02
Publication Date:
2008-12-02
Publisher:
Basic Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0465008976
ISBN13:
9780465008971
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
341 g
Height:
151 cm
Width:
233 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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