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To the Break of Dawn
A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic
With roots that stretch from West Africa through the black pulpit, hip-hop emerged in the streets of the South Bronx in the 1970s and has spread to the farthest corners of the earth. This book examines this freestyle verbal artistry on its own terms. It illuminates hip-hop's innovations in a freestyle form that speaks to both aficionados and more.
ISBN-13: 9780814716717 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
William Jelani Cobb
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AUD $58.99
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Local release date: 31/05/2008
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Categories: Rap & Hip-Hop [AVGR]Cultural studies [JFC]

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To the Break of Dawn
A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic
The artistic evolution of hip hop from the South Bronx to Eminem
ISBN-13: 9780814716700 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
William Jelani Cobb
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AUD $171.00
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Local release date: 03/03/2007
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Categories: Rap & Hip-Hop [AVGR]Cultural studies [JFC]

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The New H.N.I.C.
The Death of Civil Rights and the Reign of Hip Hop
In this provocative book, Boyd suggests that hip hop culture has emerged as a social movement in its own right, replacing the Civil Rights and Black Power movements in influencing and defining today's generation.
ISBN-13: 9780814798966 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Todd Boyd
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AUD $56.99
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Local release date: 03/09/2004
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Categories: Rap & Hip-Hop [AVGR]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]Civil rights & citizenship [JPVH1]USA [1KBB]

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The New H.N.I.C.
The Death of Civil Rights and the Reign of Hip Hop
In this provocative book, Boyd suggests that hip hop culture has emerged as a social movement in its own right, replacing the Civil Rights and Black Power movements in influencing and defining today's generation.
ISBN-13: 9780814798959 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Todd Boyd
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AUD $171.00
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Local release date: 31/01/2003
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Categories: Rap & Hip-Hop [AVGR]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]Civil rights & citizenship [JPVH1]USA [1KBB]

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The Hip-Hop Generation Fights Back
Youth, Activism and Post-Civil Rights Politics
Shows how youth integrate the history of social movement activism of the 1960s, popular culture strategies like hip-hop and spoken word, as well as their experiences in the contemporary urban landscape, to mobilize their peers
ISBN-13: 9780814717165 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Andreana Clay
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AUD $184.00
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Local release date: 01/08/2012
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Categories: Rap & Hip-Hop [AVGR]Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies [JFSL1]Age groups: adolescents [JFSP2]Political activism [JPW]USA [1KBB]

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The Hip-Hop Generation Fights Back
Youth, Activism and Post-Civil Rights Politics
Examines how youth activism has emerged to address the persistent inequalities that affect urban youth of color. This book provides a detailed account of the strategies that youth activists use to frame their social justice agendas and organize in their local communities.
ISBN-13: 9780814717172 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Andreana Clay
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AUD $64.99
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Local release date: 01/08/2012
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Categories: Rap & Hip-Hop [AVGR]Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies [JFSL1]Age groups: adolescents [JFSP2]Political activism [JPW]USA [1KBB]

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The Griot Tradition as Remixed through Hip Hop
Straight Outta Africa
The Griot Tradition as Remixed through Hip Hop: Straight Outta Africa analyzes how Hip Hop, when seen through the lens of African connection, can be appreciated for its regenerative and connective power to create relationships between people both nationally and internationally.
ISBN-13: 9781666908268 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
Frederick Gooding Jr.
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AUD $169.00
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Local release date: 08/08/2023
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Categories: Rap & Hip-Hop [AVGR]Social & cultural history [HBTB]Ethnic studies [JFSL]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]Politics & government [JP]Africa [1H]

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Public Enemy: Inside the Terrordome
Public Enemy are an American hip hop group, formed in New York in 1982, known for their politically charged lyrics and criticism of the American media. This account focuses on the highs and lows of their career, provides an overview of their album releases, and examines what the future holds for them and hip hop as a whole.
ISBN-13: 9781783053629 (Paperback)
Publisher: OMNIBUS PRESS
Imprint: OMNIBUS PRESS
Tim Grierson
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AUD $34.99
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Local release date: 11/03/2015
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Categories: Rap & Hip-Hop [AVGR]Individual composers & musicians, specific bands [AVH]

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Psalms of My People
A Story of Black Liberation as Told through Hip-Hop
Treating hip-hop like sacred scripture, lenny duncan traces its history, the artists, their lyrics, and the cultural context to tell the story of Black liberation in this country, following the bloody trail from the end of the Civil Rights Era to the day George Floyd was sacrificed on the streets of America. Includes striking illustrations.
ISBN-13: 9781506479026 (Hardback)
Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
Imprint: BROADLEAF BOOKS
lenny duncan
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AUD $61.99
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Local release date: 08/04/2024
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Categories: Rap & Hip-Hop [AVGR]