The values of independent hip-hop in the post-golden era : hip-hop's rebels / Christopher Vito.

Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this open access book uncovers the historical trajectory of U.S. independent hip-hop in the post-golden era, seeking to understand its complex relationship to mainstream hip-hop culture and U.S. culture more generally. Christopher Vito analyzes the lyrics of indie...

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Uniform Title:Palgrave pivot.
Main Author: Vito, Christopher (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
Series:Palgrave pivot.
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Physical Description:xv, 184 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
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Variant Title:
Hip-hop's rebels
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Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this open access book uncovers the historical trajectory of U.S. independent hip-hop in the post-golden era, seeking to understand its complex relationship to mainstream hip-hop culture and U.S. culture more generally. Christopher Vito analyzes the lyrics of indie hip-hop albums from 2000-2013 to uncover the dominant ideologies of independent artists regarding race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and social change. These analyses inform interviews with members of the indie hip-hop community to explore the meanings that they associate with the culture today, how technological and media changes impact the boundaries between independent and major, and whether and how this shapes their engagement with oppositional consciousness. Ultimately, this book aims to understand the complex and contradictory cultural politics of independent hip-hop in the contemporary age--back cover.
Call Number:ML3531 .V58 2019
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-173) and index.
ISBN:3030024806
9783030024802
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