That's the Joint!: The Hip-hop Studies ReaderMurray Forman, Mark Anthony Neal This newly expanded and revised second edition brings together the most important and up-to-date hip-hop scholarship in one comprehensive volume. Presented thematically, the selections address the history of hip-hop, identity politics of the "hip-hop nation," debates of "street authenticity," social movements and activism, aesthetics, technologies of production, hip-hop as a cultural industry, and much more. Further, this new edition also includes greater coverage of gender, racial diversity in hip-hop, hip-hop’s global influences, and examines hip-hop's role in contemporary politics. With pedagogical features including author biographies, headnotes summarizing key points of articles, and discussion questions, this volume is essential reading for anyone seeking deeper understanding of the profound impact of hip-hop as an intellectual, aesthetic, and cultural movement. |
Contents
Part I | 9 |
2 | 21 |
6 | 45 |
HipHop Culture | 57 |
Rap Roots and Amnesia | 69 |
Its a Family Affair | 87 |
A Separate but Parallel Story | 95 |
On the Question of Nigga Authenticity | 105 |
Never Trust a Big Butt and a Smile | 291 |
Rap Politics and Resistance | 307 |
The Challenge of Rap Music from Cultural Movement | 341 |
Rap Race and Politics | 351 |
Black Popular Music at the Crossroads | 363 |
Sample This | 437 |
Digital Sampling | 443 |
Challenging Conventions in the Fine Art of Rap | 459 |
Social Scientists Construct the Ghetto | 119 |
About a Salary or Reality?Raps Recurrent Conflict | 137 |
The Black Music that Isnt Either | 147 |
HipHop Culture as a | 177 |
Race Space and Place in Rap Music | 201 |
The New York Connection | 223 |
Uptown Throwdown | 233 |
HipHop Feminist | 277 |
Tapping the Potential in HipHop | 283 |
Raising Hell | 481 |
Dance in HipHop Culture | 505 |
Wendy Day Advocate for Rappers | 517 |
Between the Street and the Executive Suite | 525 |
An Interview with Carmen AshhurstWatson | 541 |
Black Youth and the Ironies of Capitalism | 557 |
Raps Commodification of Insubordination | 579 |
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Other editions - View all
That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader Murray Forman,Mark Anthony Neal No preview available - 2004 |
That's the Joint!: The Hip-hop Studies Reader Murray Forman,Mark Anthony Neal No preview available - 2004 |
That's the Joint!: The Hip-hop Studies Reader Murray Forman,Mark Anthony Neal No preview available - 2012 |
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References to this book
Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture, Volume 2 Mickey Hess No preview available - 2007 |