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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
February 2015
Print publication year:
2015
Online ISBN:
9781139775298

Book description

It has been more than thirty-five years since the first commercial recordings of hip-hop music were made. This Companion, written by renowned scholars and industry professionals reflects the passion and scholarly activity occurring in the new generation of hip-hop studies. It covers a diverse range of case studies from Nerdcore hip-hop to instrumental hip-hop to the role of rappers in the Obama campaign and from countries including Senegal, Japan, Germany, Cuba, and the UK. Chapters provide an overview of the 'four elements' of hip-hop - MCing, DJing, break dancing (or breakin'), and graffiti - in addition to key topics such as religion, theatre, film, gender, and politics. Intended for students, scholars, and the most serious of 'hip-hop heads', this collection incorporates methods in studying hip-hop flow, as well as the music analysis of hip-hop and methods from linguistics, political science, gender and film studies to provide exciting new perspectives on this rapidly developing field.

Reviews

‘… The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop provides a powerful account of what it presents, persuasively, as the most revolutionary music since rock’n’roll.’

Andrew Warnes Source: The Times Literary Supplement

'For those new to the scene as well as hip-hop heads looking to broaden their understanding and appreciation of this complex and often misappropriated culture, Justin A. Williams’s The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop stands out as a valuable addition to one’s library. … Justin A. Williams has succeeded in his aim to bring a comprehensive, globally aware and culturally situated exploration of hip-hop to light.'

Patrick K. Cooper Source: Journal of Popular Music Education

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Contents


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  • The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop - Half title page
    pp i-i
  • Series page
    pp ii-ii
  • The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop - Title page
    pp iii-iii
  • Copyright page
    pp iv-iv
  • Dedication
    pp v-vi
  • Contents
    pp vii-viii
  • Figures
    pp ix-x
  • Music examples
    pp xi-xi
  • Acknowledgments
    pp xv-xvi
  • Introduction: the interdisciplinary world of hip-hop studies
    pp 1-8
  • Part I - Elements
    pp 9-98
  • 1 - MC origins: rap and spoken word poetry
    pp 11-21
  • 2 - Hip-hop dance
    pp 22-31
  • 3 - Hip-hop visual arts
    pp 32-41
  • 4 - DJs and turntablism
    pp 42-55
  • 5 - The fifth element: knowledge
    pp 56-70
  • 6 - Hip-hop and religion: from the mosque to the church
    pp 71-84
  • 7 - Hip-hop theater and performance
    pp 85-98
  • Part II - Methods and concepts
    pp 99-220
  • 8 - Lyrics and flow in rap music
    pp 101-117
  • 9 - The musical analysis of hip-hop
    pp 118-134
  • 10 - The glass: hip-hop production
    pp 135-151
  • 11 - Hip-hop and racial identification: an (auto)ethnographic perspective
    pp 152-167
  • 12 - Thirty years of Rapsploitation: hip-hop culture in American cinema
    pp 168-180
  • 13 - Barbz and kings: explorations of gender and sexuality in hip-hop
    pp 181-191
  • 14 - Hip-hop and politics
    pp 192-205
  • 15 - Intertextuality, sampling, and copyright
    pp 206-220
  • Part III - Case studies
    pp 221-326
  • 16 - Nerdcore hip-hop
    pp 223-231

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