Empire of funk
Subtitle: hip hop and representation in Filipina/o America
By: edited by Mark R. Villegas, Kuttin' Kandi and Roderick N. Labrador ; with foreword by Jeff Chang
Contributors: Kuttin Kandi, editor
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: United States of America
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9781626612839; 9781626612846
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Hip-hop; Rap (Music); Hip-hop feminism; Filipino American youth; Social life and customs; Filipino Americans; Music; Social aspects; Ethnic identity
Notes: An anthology of articles by artists, scholars, and activists designed to create a dialogue on Filipina/o American youth culture and its relationship to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: I. Styles upon styles upon styles : exploring a Filipina/o American hip hop aesthetic; title: II. Creating community, belonging and voice; title: III. The streets is everywhere : geography and hip hop in Filipina/o America; title: IV. Masculinities, power, and hip hop pinayism; title: V. Visualizing Filipina/o American youth culture; title: VI. Activistas on the down beat : hip hop as praxis; title: VII. Pesos and cents : surviving industries; title: Author bios.