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That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader

by Murray Forman

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That's the Joint brings together the best-known and most influential writings on rap and hip-hop from its beginnings to today. Spanning nearly 25 years of scholarship, criticism, and journalism, this unprecedented anthology showcases the evolution and continuing influence of one of the most creative and contested elements of global popular culture since its advent in the late 1970s. Think of it as Hip-Hop 101.

Assembled with great care by Mark Anthony Neal, hailed as one of the most brilliant cultural critics of his generation (Chicago Sun Times)] and fellow hip-hop scholar Murray Forman, That's the Joint is the first to attempt to present the most important hip-hop scholarship in one comprehensive volume.

The articles presented here display a diverse array of concerns, illuminating hip-hop in its broadest conception as both a musical and cultural practice. You will find critiques of groundbreaking recordings like Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's The Message and Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, some of the earliest commentary on B-Boys break dancing and DJs sampling, and serious responses to key moments and controversies from the 2 Live Crew obscenity trial to gangsta rap to the movement of hip-hop into commercial and academic spheres.

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Another outlaw art form gets coral-reefed into academia as 44 articles and essays reprinted from music magazines and books introduce students to some of the prominent authors and major themes and debates in hip-hop studies.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

This major volume spans 25 years of serious writing on hip-hop by noted scholars and mainstream journalists. This is the first comprehensive anthology of key articles and essays on hip-hop.

Synopsis:

That's the Joint: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader brings together the best-known and most influential writings on rap and hip-hop from its beginnings to today. Spanning nearly 25 years of scholarship, criticism, and journalism, this unprecedented anthology showcases the evolution and continuing influence of one of the most creative and contested elements of global popular culture since its advent in the late 1970s.

That's the Joint presents the most important hip-hop scholarship in one comprehensive volume, addressing hip-hop as both a musical and a cultural practice. Think of it as Hip-Hop 101.

Synopsis:

That's the Joint: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader brings together the best-known and most influential writings on rap and hip-hop from its beginnings to today. Spanning nearly twenty-five years of scholarship, crticism, and journalism, this unprecedented anthology showcases the evolution and continuing influence of one of the most creative and contested elements of global popular culture since its advent in the late 1970s. Presented thematically, the selections address the history of hip-hop, identity politics of the 'hip-hop nation', debates of 'street authenticity', gender, relvolutionary politics, aesthetics, technologies of production, hip-hop as a cultural industry, and much more.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780415969192
Editor:
Forman, Murray
Editor:
Neal, Mark Anthony
Editor:
Forman, Murray
Editor:
Neal, Mark Anthony
Author:
Forman, Murray
Publisher:
Routledge
Subject:
General
Subject:
History and criticism
Subject:
Rap (music)
Subject:
Rap & Hip-Hop
Subject:
History & Criticism - General
Subject:
Genres & Styles - Rap & Hip Hop
Subject:
Rap (Music) -- History and criticism.
Subject:
Hip-hop
Subject:
Music-Hip Hop and Rap
Copyright:
2004
Publication Date:
20040931
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
628
Dimensions:
10.02x7.02x1.35 in. 2.45 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , This major volume spans 25 years of serious writing on hip-hop by noted scholars and mainstream journalists. This is the first comprehensive anthology of key articles and essays on hip-hop.
"Synopsis" by , That's the Joint: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader brings together the best-known and most influential writings on rap and hip-hop from its beginnings to today. Spanning nearly 25 years of scholarship, criticism, and journalism, this unprecedented anthology showcases the evolution and continuing influence of one of the most creative and contested elements of global popular culture since its advent in the late 1970s.

That's the Joint presents the most important hip-hop scholarship in one comprehensive volume, addressing hip-hop as both a musical and a cultural practice. Think of it as Hip-Hop 101.
"Synopsis" by , That's the Joint: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader brings together the best-known and most influential writings on rap and hip-hop from its beginnings to today. Spanning nearly twenty-five years of scholarship, crticism, and journalism, this unprecedented anthology showcases the evolution and continuing influence of one of the most creative and contested elements of global popular culture since its advent in the late 1970s. Presented thematically, the selections address the history of hip-hop, identity politics of the 'hip-hop nation', debates of 'street authenticity', gender, relvolutionary politics, aesthetics, technologies of production, hip-hop as a cultural industry, and much more.
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