24 Bars to Kill - Hip Hop, Aspiration, and Japan''s Social Margins

The most clearly identifiable and popular form of Japanese hip-hop, "ghetto" or "gangsta" music has much in common with its corresponding American subgenres, including its portrayal of life on the margins, confrontational style, and aspirational "rags-to-riches" narratives. Contrary to depictions of an ethnically and economically homogeneous Japan, gangsta J-hop gives voice to the suffering, deprivation, and social exclusion experienced by many modern Japanese. 24 Bars to Kill offers a fascinating ethnographic account of this music as well as the subculture around it, showing how gangsta hip-hop arises from widespread dissatisfaction and malaise.

Sommario

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Note on Language

Introduction: A Hip Hop Introduction to Other Japans

Chapter 1. Down in the Ghetto

Chapter 2. Hypermasculinity and Ghetto/Gangsta Authenticity

Chapter 3. Represent JP Koreans! Ethnic Identity in Zainichi Hip Hop

Chapter 4. Rapping for the Nation

Afterword

References

Index

Info autore

Andrew B. Armstrong teaches anthropology at Bridgewater State University. He holds a doctorate from Boston University.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Andrew B Armstrong, Andrew B. Armstrong
• Editore: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781789202670
• ISBN: 978-1-78920-267-0
• Pagine: 204
• Serie: Dance and Performance Studies; Dance and Performance Studies
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Altro; Japan, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop, MUSIC / Ethnomusicology, Rap & Hip-Hop, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology