Prophets of the hood politics and poetics in hip hop - Perry, Imani 1972- (Duke University Press, 2004)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Hip hop's mama : originalism and identity in the music -- My mic sound nice : art, community, and consciousness -- Stinging like Tabasco : structure and format in hip hop compositions -- The glorious outlaw : hip hop narratives, American law and the court of public opinion -- B-boys, players and preachers : reading masculinity -- The venus hip hop and the pink ghetto : negotiating spaces for women -- Bling bling-- and going pop : consumerism and co-optation in hip hop
Keywords: Rap (Music) -- History and criticism; Rap (Music) -- Political aspects; Hip-hop -- Social aspects; Rap; Hip-Hop; Electronic books