Gangster rap and its social cost
Subtitle: exploiting hip hop and using racial stereotypes to entertain America
By: Benjamin P. Bowser
Publisher: Cambria Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Amherst, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604978001
Subjects: Gangsta rap (Music)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: What is hip hop?; title: Rap and commercial success; title: The rap business and its audience; title: Gangster rap as the new minstrel show; title: Authenticity and representation; title: Gangster rap's use of the N-word; title: Gangster raps effects on civil society; title: Gangster psychology and its impacts; title: Gangster rap's impact on audiences; title: Solutions.