The hip hop wars : what we talk about when we talk about hip hop--and why it matters / Tricia Rose.

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Main Author: Rose, Tricia
Language:English
Published: New York : BasicCivitas, [2008], ©2008.
Subjects:
Hip-hop > Social aspects > United States.
Rap (Music) > Social aspects > United States.
Social change > United States.
Subculture > United States.
African Americans > Social conditions.
United States > Social conditions.
Physical Description:xii, 308 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Hip hop's critics
  • Hip hop causes violence
  • Hip hop reflects black dysfunctional ghetto culture
  • Hip hop hurts black people
  • Hip hop is destroying America's values
  • Hip hop is demeans women
  • Hip hop's defenders
  • Just keeping it real
  • Hip hop is not responsible for sexism
  • "There are bitches and hoes"
  • We're not role models
  • Nobody talk about the positive in hip hop
  • Mutual denials in the hip hop wars
  • Progressive voices, energies, and visions
  • Six guiding principles for progressive creativity, consumption, and community in hip hop and beyond.