Fear of a Hip-Hop Planet: America's New Dilemma
• Depicts another side of the "culture wars" debate that shifts away from the "art" or "poison" angle back towards a conversation about the conditions that produced the music• Shows the deep interconnection between how urban youth are represented in the media and urban policies like the war on drugs• Examines how the geographic split within the black community masks a second split between two disparate cultures both claiming to be black• A chronological account of development of rap music going back to the era of slavery• Drawings and editorial cartoons• A multicultural bibliography containing sociological, historical, and legal materials• A glossary of many key terms such as "structural racism" and "governmentalism""Jones has written a provocative, extraordinary analysis of Gangsta Rap and contemporary social conditions. . . . Highly recommended."-Choice