Thug Life - Race, Gender, and the Meaning of Hip-Hop

Informationen zum Autor Michael Jeffries is assistant professor of American studies at Wellesley College. Klappentext Hip-hop has come a long way from its origins in the Bronx in the 1970s! when rapping and Djing were just part of a lively! decidedly local scene that also venerated break-dancing and graffiti. Focusing on the music's fans - young men! both black and white! this book offers an unbiased examination of how hip-hop works in people's daily lives. Zusammenfassung Hip-hop has come a long way from its origins in the Bronx in the 1970s! when rapping and Djing were just part of a lively! decidedly local scene that also venerated break-dancing and graffiti. Focusing on the music's fans - young men! both black and white! this book offers an unbiased examination of how hip-hop works in people's daily lives.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Jeffries, Michael P. Jeffries, Jeffries Michael P.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2011
• EAN: 9780226395852
• ISBN: 978-0-226-39585-2
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music; Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; USA, Afrika, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Unterhaltungsmusik, Popmusik, Ethnic Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, Rap and Hip Hop, Africa, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop, Rap & Hip-Hop, United States of America, USA, Popular Music, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies