Young, black, rich, and famous
Subtitle: the rise of the NBA, the hip hop invasion, and the transformation of American culture
By: Todd Boyd ; with a new introduction by the author.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780803216754
Subjects: Basketball -- Social aspects -- United States.; Hip-hop -- Social aspects -- United States.; African American basketball players -- Social life and customs.; United States -- Race relations.
Table of contents: value: Young, black, rich, and famous: 'ball, hip hop, and the redefinition of the American dream; value: Don't get high on your own supply : the NBA's image problem back in the day; value: That ol' Black Magic and the Great White Hope : basketball and race in the Reagan Era; value: Chocolate city : Georgetown and the intelligent hoodlums; value: I am : hip hop, the individual, and the culture of Michael Jordan; value: My Detroit playaz : ballin' in the Motor City; value: The takeover : the Fab Five, hip hop, and college 'ball; value: Leaders of the new school : the answer, "Karaoke Jordan," and the modern-day balla; value: Can it all be so simple? : internationally known, nationally recognized, and locally accepted.