The 'Hood Comes First: Race, Space, and Place in Rap and Hip-Hop

by Murray Forman

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Examines the significance of the 'hood in rap and hip hop

The 'Hood Comes First looks at the increasingly specific emphasis on real neighborhoods and streets in rap music and hip hop culture as an urgent response to the cultural and geographical ghettoization of black urban communities. Examining rap music, along with ancillary hip hop media including radio, music videos, rap press and the cinematic 'hood genre, Murray Forman analyzes...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0819563978

ISBN13:9780819563972

Release Date:April 2002

Publisher:Wesleyan University Press

Length:400 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Age Range:18 years and up

Related Subjects

African-American Studies Arts, Music & Photography Cultural History & Criticism Music Musical Genres Politics & Social Sciences Rap Social Science Social Sciences

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