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New York Ricans from the Hip Hop Zone (New Directions in Latino American Cultures)

by Raquel Z. Rivera

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New York Puerto Ricans have been an integral part of hip hop culture since the very beginning: from 1970s pioneers like Rock Steady Crew's Jo-Jo, to recent rap mega-stars Big Punisher and Angie Martinez. Yet, Puerto Rican participation and contributions to hip hop is frequently downplayed, if not completely ignored. When their presence has been acknowledged, it is usually misinterpreted as a defection from Puerto Rican culture and identity into the African American camp. But, Rivera argues, nothing could be further from the truth. Through hip hop, Puerto Ricans have simply stretched the boundaries of Puerto Ricanness and latinidad.

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New York Ricans from the Hip Hop Zone is the first book to explore the Puerto Rican dimension of hip hop.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-270) and index.
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About the Author

Raquel Z. Rivera is a freelance journalist whose articles have appeared in El Diario/La Prensaand Hoyin New York, El Nuevo Díaand The San Juan Starin Puerto Rico, and in magazines like Critícas, New York Latino, In the House and Stress. A member of the Puerto Rican music group, "Yerba Buena," Rivera lives in El Barrio, New York City.

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Table of Contents

Introduction • Enter the New York Ricans • Part I: A Historical Narrative • 1970s and Early 1980s: “Its Just Begun” • The Late 1980s and Early 1990s: Whose Hip Hop? • The Mid to Late 1990s: Ghettocentricity, Blackness and Pan Latinidad • Part II: Topics at the Turn of the Century • Latin@s Get Hot and Ghetto-Tropical • Butta Pecan Mamis • Navigating Blackness and Latinidad Through Language • Remembering Big Pun • Between Blackness and Latinidad: A Historical Overview

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781403960436
Author:
Rivera, Raquel Z.
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Location:
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Subject:
History
Subject:
Popular Culture
Subject:
Music
Subject:
Popular
Subject:
Rap
Subject:
Hip-hop
Subject:
Puerto Ricans
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - General
Subject:
Rap & Hip-Hop
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies
Subject:
Popular Culture - General
Subject:
Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal
Subject:
Genres & Styles - Rap & Hip Hop
Subject:
Puerto Ricans -- New York (State) -- New York.
Subject:
African diaspora -- History.
Subject:
Music-Popular Performers
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Revised Hardcover
Series:
New Directions in Latino American Cultures
Series Volume:
no. 7
Publication Date:
20030208
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
8.34x6.38x.83 in. .94 lbs.
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