An edition of Rap Music and Street Consciousness (Music in American Life) (2002)
Rap Music and Street Consciousness (Music in American Life)
By Cheryl L. Keyes
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Publish Date
March 5, 2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Language
eng
Pages
320
Description:
"Traces the genre's history from its roots in West African bardic traditions, the Jamaican dancehall tradition, and African American vernacular expressions to its permeation of the cultural mainstream as a major tenet of the hip-hop style."--cover.