To live and defy in LA [electronic resource] : how gangsta rap changed America / Felicia Angeja Viator.
"In its early days, rap was understood as the poetry of the "inner city," which usually meant New York. Few expected anything as hard-edged as gangsta rap to emerge from Los Angeles, home of surf and sun. Felicia Viator tells the story of LA's self-styled "ghetto reporters," whose music forced Ameri...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2020.
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| Variant Title: |
To Live and Defy in LA: How Gangsta Rap Changed America |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
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"In its early days, rap was understood as the poetry of the "inner city," which usually meant New York. Few expected anything as hard-edged as gangsta rap to emerge from Los Angeles, home of surf and sun. Felicia Viator tells the story of LA's self-styled "ghetto reporters," whose music forced America to see an urban crisis it preferred to ignore"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-314) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674245839 (online) 9780674245853 (online) |