Hip hop underground : the integrity and ethics of racial identification / Anthony Kwame Harrison.

Author/creator Harrison, Anthony Kwame
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.
Description219 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Rap (Music)--California. --San Francisco Bay Area. --History and criticism.
Hip-hop--History.
Music and race.

Contents Race in America and underground hip hop in the Bay -- Experiencing the Bay -- Claiming hip hop : race and the ethics of underground hip hop participation -- The re-vision and continued salience of race -- (Re)mixed messages.
Abstract This book is a vivid ethnography of the author's observations and experiences in the multiracial world of the San Francisco underground hip hop scene. While the author interviewed area hip hop artists for this entertaining and informative book, he also performed as the emcee "Mad Squirrel." His immersion in the subculture provides him with unique insights into this dynamic and racially diverse but close-knit community. This book examines the changing nature of race among young Americans, and examines the issues of ethnic and racial identification, interaction, and understanding. Critiquing the notion that the Bay Area underground music scene is genuinely "colorblind," Harrison focuses on the issue of race to show how various ethnic groups engage hip hop in remarkably divergent ways?as a means to both claim subcultural legitimacy and establish their racial authenticity.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 187-207) and index.
LCCN 2009006296
ISBN9781439900604 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1439900604 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781439900611 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1439900612 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML3531 .H36 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold