Hip-Hop Revolution: The Culture and Politics of Rap

by Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar

Book Overview

Winner: W. E. B. Du Bois Book Award

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?"

In this groundbreaking book, Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar celebrates hip-hop and confronts the cult of authenticity that defines its essential character--that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700616519
• ISBN13: 9780700616510
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"