Rhymin' and stealin' : musical borrowing in hip-hop music / Justin A. Williams. by Williams, Justin A.

Table of Contents: “…The construction of jazz rap as high art in hip-hop music -- 3. Dr. Dre's "Jeep Beats" and musical borrowing for the automotive space -- 4. …”

Do you know...? : Richard Spaven Trio feat. Cleveland Watkiss / Moods Digital Concert Club, Moods Jazz Association ; co-directors, Claudio Cappellari, Carine Zuber. by Cappellari, Claudio, Zuber, Carine

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Live from Gramercy Park. Samora Pinderhughes / an Esotericam production ; created by Michael Barra ; directed by Christian Campbell, Russell Uddin ; produced by Frank Dale Arroyo. by Uddin, Russell Louise, Campbell, Christian, 1972-

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Urban God talk : constructing a hip hop spirituality / edited by Andre E. Johnson.

Table of Contents: “…From the same womb of the same struggle : hip hop music with the blues and the gospels /…”
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Africans and globalization : linguistic, literary, and technological contents and discontents / edited by Akinloye Ojo; Karim Traore and Oyinlola Longe. by Ojó, Akinloyè, Traoré, Karim, Longe, Oyinlola

Table of Contents: “…Mirroring the message of some Nigerian hip-hop music: show of discontent /…”
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Rhymes for sale? : a content analysis to determine the frequency of use and implementation methods of brand mentions in hip hop lyrics / Kevin D. Thomas [and others]. by Thomas, Kevin D.

Should music lyrics be censored? / Beth Rosenthal, editor.

Table of Contents: “…Ataiyero -- Hip-hop lyrics are not degrading to women / Nida Khan -- Explicit lyrics encourage teen sex / Sarah Knoploh -- Explicit lyrics do not encourage teen sex / Bonnie Zylbergold -- Rap and hip-hop music promote violence / Geoff Schumacher -- Rap and hip-hop music reveal but do not promote violence / Yan Dominic Searcy -- Racist and sexist rap lyrics must be rejected by African-Americans / Anthony Asadullah Samad -- Consumers of all races should boycott offensive rap music / Justin D. …”

Hip hop on film : performance culture, urban space, and genre transformation in the 1980s / Kimberly Monteyne. by Monteyne, Kimberley

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The Case for the Hip Hop Musical -- The Sound of the South Bronx: Wild Style Reinvents the Urban Musical -- Hip Hoppers and Valley Girls: The Economic and Racial Structuring of Youth Cinema in the 1980s -- Flashdance: Breaking, Ballet, and the Representation of Race and Gender -- Conclusion.…”

Hip hop on film : performance culture, urban space, and genre transformation in the 1980s / Kimberley Monteyne. by Monteyne, Kimberley

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The Case for the Hip Hop Musical -- The Sound of the South Bronx: Wild Style Reinvents the Urban Musical -- Hip Hoppers and Valley Girls: The Economic and Racial Structuring of Youth Cinema in the 1980s -- Flashdance: Breaking, Ballet, and the Representation of Race and Gender -- Conclusion.…”
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Hip hop on film : performance culture, urban space, and genre transformation in the 1980s / Kimberley Monteyne. by Monteyne, Kimberley

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The Case for the Hip Hop Musical -- The Sound of the South Bronx: Wild Style Reinvents the Urban Musical -- Hip Hoppers and Valley Girls: The Economic and Racial Structuring of Youth Cinema in the 1980s -- Flashdance: Breaking, Ballet, and the Representation of Race and Gender -- Conclusion.…”
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Scripting the Black masculine body : identity, discourse, and racial politics in popular media / Ronald L. Jackson II. by Jackson, Ronald L., 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Origins of Black body politics -- Scripting the Black body in popular media : exploring process -- Black masculine scripts -- "If it feels this good gettin' used" : exploring the hypertext of sexuality in Hip-Hop music and pimp movies -- Toward an integrated theory of Black masculinity -- Epilogue : the revolution will not be televised.…”

Scripting the Black masculine body : identity, discourse, and racial politics in popular media / Ronald L. Jackson II. by Jackson, Ronald L., 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Origins of Black body politics -- Scripting the Black body in popular media : exploring process -- Black masculine scripts -- "If it feels this good gettin' used" : exploring the hypertext of sexuality in Hip-Hop music and pimp movies -- Toward an integrated theory of Black masculinity -- Epilogue : the revolution will not be televised.…”
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Fear of a hip-hop planet : america's new dilemma / D. Marvin Jones. by Jones, D. Marvin

Hip-hop revolution : the culture and politics of rap / Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar. by Ogbar, Jeffrey Ogbonna Green

Table of Contents: “…The minstrel reprise : hip-hop and the evolution of the Black image in American popular culture -- "Real niggas" : race, ethnicity and the construction of authenticity in hip-hop -- Between God and earth : feminism, machismo, and gender in hip-hop music -- Rebels with a cause : gangstas, militants, media, and the contest for hip-hop -- Locked up : police, the prison industrial complex, Black youth, and social control.…”

Rhymin' and stealin' : musical borrowing in hip-hop / Justin A. Williams. by Williams, Justin A.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Historicizing the breakbeat : hip-hop's origins and authenticity -- The construction of jazz rap as high art in hip-hop music -- Dr. Dre's "Jeep beats" and musical borrowing for the automotive space -- The martyr industry : Tupac Shakur, the Notorious B.I.G., and postmortem sampling -- Borrowing and lineage in Eminem/2Pac's Loyal to the game and 50 Cent's Get rich or die trying.…”
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The music festival guide : for music lovers and musicians / Jon Pruett and Mike McGuirk. by Pruett, Jon

Table of Contents: “…Blues, R&B, and gospel music -- Classical, early, chamber, and contemporary music -- Country, bluegrass, and folk music -- Electronic music -- Jazz -- Rock, Indie rock, punk, and hip-hop music -- World and reggae music.…”

I Am Hip-Hop : Conversations on the Music and Culture. by Rausch, Andrew J.

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The New H.N.I.C. : the Death of Civil Rights and the Reign of Hip Hop. by Boyd, Todd

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Becoming an emsee : the 7 principles of rap / O'hene Savánt. by Savánt, O'hene

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Panel Sponsored By Black Graduate And Professional Students Association : Q & A With Hip Hop Group Black Panther The Fugitives At The University Of New Mexico / produced by Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation.

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