KNOW WHAT I MEAN?: REFLECTIONS ON HIP HOP (hardcopy)

KNOW WHAT I MEAN?: REFLECTIONS ON HIP HOP (hardcopy)Dubbed "the Hip Hop Intellectual" by critics and fans for his pioneering explorations of rap music in the academy and beyond, Dyson probes the most compelling and controversial dimensions of hip hop culture. Whether along race, class or generational lines, hip hop music has been a source of controversy since the beats got too big and the voices too loud for the block parties that spawned them. America has condemned and commended this music and the

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