Pulse of the people
Subtitle: political rap music and Black politics
By: Lakeyta M. Bonnette
Series: American governance: politics, policy, and public law; American governance
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780812246841
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Rap (Music); Politics and government; Attitudes; African Americans; Political activity; History
Description: "Pulse of the People lays a foundation for the study of political rap music and public opinion research and demonstrates ways in which political attitudes asserted in the music have been transformed into direct action and behavior of constitutents"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-196), discography (pages 197-208), and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Watch for the hook; title: Behind the music : Black political attitudes and rap music; title: Music and political resistance : the cultural foundation of Black politics; title: It's bigger than hip-hop : rap music and Black nationalism; title: Beyond the music : Black feminism and rap music; title: The future of politics : the implications of rap music and political attitudes; title: Conclusion. It's still bigger than hip-hop : the future of rap and politics; title: Appendix 1. Political rap songs; title: Appendix 2. HSAN and BPP demands.