Rap and hip hop
By: Tamara Thompson, book editor
Series: Current controversies series; Current controversies
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780737762433; 9780737762440
Subjects: Rap (Music); Hip-hop culture; Social aspects; History and criticism; Juvenile literature; Rap music; Hip-hop
Description: The Current Controversies series examines today's most important social and political issues. Each volume presents a diverse selection of primary sources representing all sides of the debate in question.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview: hip-hop has had a global impact / Marcyliena Morgan and Dionne Bennett; title: Hip-hop defines today's youth culture worldwide / Dalton Higgins; title: Hip-hop is a powerful force for global sociopolitical change / Sujatha Fernandez; title: American rap has lost its political voice to apathy / Mark Gunn; title: Rap lyrics are a literary art form / Alexs Pate; title: Overview: the hip-hop generation / J.D. Gravenor; title: Rap music is harmful to African American communities / E. Faye Williams; title: Girls are especially vulnerable to hip-hop's hypersexual message / Beatrice Koehler-Derrick; title: Rap has the potential to expose social injustice / Jeff Chang; title: American rap can promote political empowerment / Lester Spence; title: Hip-hop gives youths a needed outlet for self-expression / Carolee Walker; title: Overview: rap lyrics face scrutiny / Brian Garrity; title: Rap music objectifies, degrades, and exploits Black women / Tracy Sharpley-Whiting; title: Take the debate over degrading rap videos off mute / Michele Goodwin; title: Hip-hop feminism can change the hip-hop community and society / Akoto Ofori-Atta; title: The hip-hop community works to address misogyny issues / Davey D; title: Overview: the complex debate about violence and rap / Tricia Rose; title: The rap music industry exploits violence for profit / L. Brent Bozell III; title: Violent rap lyrics make listeners more accepting of violence / Karen Dill; title: Violent rap lyrics do not affect listener behavior or attitudes / Jennifer Copley; title: Gangsta rappers can be effective violence prevention messengers / Shoshana Walter.