Ch. 1. Back in the day: origins and definitions of hip hop. The roots and stylistic foundations of the rap music tradition / Cheryl L. Keyes -- Rap music / Tricia Rose -- Puerto Rican and proud, boyee ...
An anthology of articles by artists, scholars, and activists designed to create a dialogue on Filipina/o American youth culture and its relationship to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class ...
The phenomenon has threaded through society since it was born in the Bronx in 1973. Hip-hop is on radio, television, fashion and sports arenas. This year the movement is celebrating a special birthday ...
Harry Allen, “Dreams of a Final Theory,” in Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop, edited by Jeff Chang (New York: Basic Civitas, 2006), 7-9. Gregory Korte, “Obama ‘A Jury has Spoken’ in ...
While hip-hop is continuously in a state of innovation, early on its ear for music was attached to the sounds its earliest listeners enjoyed partying to.