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2002•320 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

Rap Music and Street Consciousness (Music in American Life)

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"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.

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2002

Pages

320 pages

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3.0 / 5

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2

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University of Illinois Press

Language

ENG

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Published

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