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010 a| 2008027087;

020 a| 9780739127216 (cloth : alk. paper);

020 a| 0739127217 (cloth : alk. paper);

020 a| 9780739127223 (pbk. : alk. paper);

020 a| 0739127225 (pbk. : alk. paper);

020 a| 9780739131367 (electronic);

020 a| 0739131362 (electronic);

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050 00 a| ML3918.R37b| D47 2008;

082 00 a| 782.421649089/9140732| 22;

245 00 a| Desi rap :b| hip-hop and South Asian America /c| edited by Ajay Nair and Murali Balaji.;

300 a| xiv, 188 pages ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| My hip-hop life / Vijay Prashad -- Polyvalent voices: ethnic and racialized Desi hip-hop / Nitasha Tamar Sharma -- Hip-hop agitprop / Ajay Nair -- B-boys and bass girls: sex, style, and mobility in Indian American youth culture / Sunaina Maira -- How hip-hop helped an Indian girl find her way home / Deepti Hajela -- Making Brown like dat: South Asians and hip-hop / Raeshem Chopra Nijhon -- Outcaste / Murali Balaji -- Spoken word / Swapnil Shah -- The disjointed artist / Chee Malabar -- Beats, rhythm, life / D'Lo -- Sounds from a town I love / the1shanti -- Words from the battlefront / Utkarsh Ambudkar -- An ear to the streets and a vibe in the basement / DJ Rekha.;

520 a| This is a collection of essays from South Asian American activists, academics, and hip-hop artists that explores four main ideas: hip-hop as a means of expression of racial identity, class status, gender, sexuality, racism, and culture; the appropriation of Black racial identity by South Asian American consumers of hip-hop; the furthering of the discourse on race and ethnic identity in the United States through hip-hop; and the exploration of South Asian Americans' use of hip-hop as a form of social protest. Ultimately, this volume is about broadening our horizons through hip-hop and embracing the South Asian American community's polycultural legacy and future.;

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Desi rap : hip-hop and South Asian America / edited by Ajay Nair and Murali Balaji.

Other author	Nair, Ajay, 1974- editor.
Other author	Balaji, Murali, 1979- editor.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2008.
Description	xiv, 188 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	South Asian Americans--Music. --Social aspects. Rap (Music)--Social aspects. --United States.

Contents	My hip-hop life / Vijay Prashad -- Polyvalent voices: ethnic and racialized Desi hip-hop / Nitasha Tamar Sharma -- Hip-hop agitprop / Ajay Nair -- B-boys and bass girls: sex, style, and mobility in Indian American youth culture / Sunaina Maira -- How hip-hop helped an Indian girl find her way home / Deepti Hajela -- Making Brown like dat: South Asians and hip-hop / Raeshem Chopra Nijhon -- Outcaste / Murali Balaji -- Spoken word / Swapnil Shah -- The disjointed artist / Chee Malabar -- Beats, rhythm, life / D'Lo -- Sounds from a town I love / the1shanti -- Words from the battlefront / Utkarsh Ambudkar -- An ear to the streets and a vibe in the basement / DJ Rekha.
Abstract	This is a collection of essays from South Asian American activists, academics, and hip-hop artists that explores four main ideas: hip-hop as a means of expression of racial identity, class status, gender, sexuality, racism, and culture; the appropriation of Black racial identity by South Asian American consumers of hip-hop; the furthering of the discourse on race and ethnic identity in the United States through hip-hop; and the exploration of South Asian Americans' use of hip-hop as a form of social protest. Ultimately, this volume is about broadening our horizons through hip-hop and embracing the South Asian American community's polycultural legacy and future.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2008027087
ISBN	9780739127216 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0739127217 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780739127223 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0739127225 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780739131367 (electronic)
ISBN	0739131362 (electronic)

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