Title: Hip-hop within and without the academy
Description: Explores why hip-hop has become such a meaningful musical genre for so many musicians, artists, and fans around the world. This research reveals how hip-hop is used by many marginalized peoples around the world to help express their ideas and opinions, and even to teach the younger generation about their culture and tradition. Building on the notion of bringing hip-hop into educational settings, the book discusses how hip-hop is currently being used in public school settings, and how educators can include and embrace hip-hop's educational potential more fully.
Subjects: Rap (Music), Academic writing, Music in education, Social aspects, Instruction and study, History and criticism, Influence, Training of, Study and teaching, Music, Music teachers, Student-centered learning, Hip-hop, Interdisciplinary approach in education, Music, history and criticism, Rap (music)