Droppin Science
- Editor: Perkins, William Eric
Droppin Science
- Editor: Perkins, William Eric
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Leading authorities write on the complex--and sometimes controversial--history, politics, and culture of rap and hip hop
Contents
- Preface
- 1. The Rap Attack: an introduction - William Eric Perkins
- Part I : Roots
- 2. Women Writin' Rappin' Breakin' - Nancy Guevara
- 3. Rap's Latino Sabor - Mandalit del Barco
- 4. Puerto Rico Rocks: New York Ricans Stake Their Claim - Juan Flores
- Part II : Genres
- 5. Kickin' Reality, Kickin' Ballistics: Gangsta Rap and Postindustrial Los Angeles - Robin D. G. Kelley
- 6. Making the Strong Survive: The Contours and Contradictions of Message Rap - Ernest Allen, Jr.
- 7. Who Wants to See Ten Niggers Play Basketball? - Armond White
- Part III : Flavas
- 8. Hip Hop 101 - Robert Farris Thompson
- 9. Dance in Hip Hop Culture - Katrina Hazzard-Donald
- 10. Hidden Politics: Discursive and Institutional Policing in Rap Music - Tricia Rose
- 11. Global Village: An Epilogue - William Eric Perkins About the
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