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Pulse of the people : political rap music and black politics / Lakeyta M. Bonnette

Bonnette-Bailey, Lakeyta M.,i1981- [Verfasser]

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015]

Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest

1 Online-Ressource (219 Seiten)

American governance: politics, policy, and public law

Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 185-196

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978-0-8122-9113-1 ; 978-0-8122-4684-1

LS 48650

 

USA  Musik  Politik  Rap  Bürgerrechtsbewegung  Geschichte 

Examining the history of rap music, particularly the subgenre of political rap, and coupling public opinion research with lyrical analysis, Lakeyta M. Bonnette illustrates the ways rap music serves as a vehicle for the expression and advancement of political thought in urban Black communities.