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6%OFFImani Perry - Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop - 9780822334460 - V9780822334460
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Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop

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Description for Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop Paperback. Focuses on the socially relevant aspects of Hip Hop music: its treatment of the identity of the black subject in a white society, new definitions of blackness and its commercialization. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
At once the most lucrative, popular, and culturally oppositional musical force in the United States, hip hop demands the kind of interpretation Imani Perry provides here: criticism engaged with this vibrant musical form on its own terms. A scholar and a fan, Perry considers the art, politics, and culture of hip hop through an analysis of song lyrics, the words of the prophets of the hood. Recognizing prevailing characterizations of hip hop as a transnational musical form, Perry advances a powerful argument that hip hop is first and foremost black American music. At the same time, she contends that many ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
354g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822334460
SKU
V9780822334460
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About Imani Perry
Imani Perry is a Professor in the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University.

Reviews for Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop
“Prophets of the Hood is the most comprehensive and intellectually original study to date of hip hop as a complex and innovative literary narrative form. Written with a refreshing blend of savvy critical rigor and brave and imaginative narrative verve, Imani Perry’s study is an impressive analysis of late-twentieth-century American popular culture.”—Daphne A. Brooks, Princeton University “Imani Perry has written ... Read more

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