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Phat beats, dope rhymes : hip hop down under comin' upper / Ian Maxwell.
| Author/creator | Maxwell, Ian, 1964- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Middletown, CT : Wesleyan University Press, ©2003. |
| Description | xvi, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Music/culture Music/culture. ^A390481 |
| Contents | Preface: A brief history of race in Australia -- Part 1. Introduction ; Theoretical frames ; Making culture -- Part 2. Locations ; Origins ; Global cultural flows ; West Side and the hip hop imaginary -- Part 3. Performance ; True to the music ; Dance -- Epilogue: The real thing. |
| Abstract | This sophisticated story of Australia's hip-hop scene follows the lives of a small, influential group of rappers from Sydney's Westside in the early 1990s. The author conveys the excitement of the scene and the struggles of the white musicians to define Australian hip-hop, showing how discourses of nationalism and community are played out in everyday life. Whether describing composition in a bedroom, confrontation in a radio studio, tagging in a subway line, or breaking in front of a stage, he evokes the intensity of feeling and the complexity of these key experiences. This book looks at the many practices of hip-hop--graffiti, rapping, break dancing performances, compositional process, lyrics, music, and fanzines--and captures the fluid contradictions along with the bodily pleasures that make up the scene. With acute sensitivity, the author shows how these young men negotiate issues of identity by imagining themselves within an international hip-hop nation. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-284) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003053452 |
| ISBN | 0819566373 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0819566381 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3918.R37 M39 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |