Stare in the Darkness: The Limits of Hip-hop and Black Politics
- Author: Spence, Lester K.
Book
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Contents
- Introduction: Follow Me into a Solo
- 1. In This Journey You're the Journalist: Rap Lyrics, Neoliberalism, and the Black Parallel Public
- 2. A Little Knowledge Is Dangerous: Consuming Rap and Political Attitudes
- 3. Follow the Leader: Hip-hop Activism and the Circulation of Black Politics
- 4. Put Here to be Much More than That: The Rise and Fall of Kwame Kilpatrick
- Conclusion: Obama and the Future of Hip-hop Politics
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix A. Political Platforms for the Hip-hop Social Action Network (HSAN) and the Black Panther Party
- Appendix B. National Hip-hop Convention (NHHPC) Agenda, 2004
- Appendix C. Top Hip-hop Albums for the Week of Dec. 1, 2006
- Appendix D: Ownership of Top Market Urban/Urban Adult Contemporary Radio Stations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Discography
- Index