American Rap Scenes
An Analysis of 25 Locations
American Rap Scenes examines the history and legacy of rap music in 25 American cities through factors of geography, migration, movements, music, and technology. Providing area-centered analysis of a culture many see as monolithic, Lavar Pope highlights the unique histories of rap and hip-hop music - how and why these scenes developed - in mid-size and major cities across the country. More so than other genres of music, rap offers historical record of a multigenerational Black music that is region and locale specific and opens a window into the Black experience in America. Highlighting global stars and key local artists alike, American Rap Scenes features artists contextualized within their city of origin from Andre 3000 (Atlanta), Kendrick Lamar (Compton), and Common (Chicago) to Too Short (Oakland), Freddie Gibbs (Gary), and Akon (Jersey City). The 25 scenes covered in this book are South Bronx, Manhattan and Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Hempstead, Philadelphia, Newark and Jersey City, Boston, Los Angeles and Compton, Oakland and the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle and Portland, Chicago and Gary, Indiana, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Detroit, Houston, New Orleans, Memphis, Atlanta, Miami, Hampton, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Honolulu, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Saint Thomas, USVI. These scenes have been chosen for the documented and longstanding histories of their local music-making communities as well as similarities in the evolution of the local environment and geography, the proximity and timeline of Black, Latinx, and Caribbean migrations, and the impact of the Civil Rights, Racial Justice, and Women’s Movements.
"Rap in America examines the factors of geography, migration, movements, music, and technology on the origins, persistence, and legacy of rap music in 25 local music scenes. By studying how each of these micro units developed, we can better understand how each scene interacts, collaborates, and engages with the others. Across seven themed chapters, this book explores the evidence of these factors on 25 scenes through both systematic evaluation of themes and data analysis. By providing area-centered analysis of a culture many see as monolithic, Lavar Pope highlights the unique histories of rap and hip-hop music in mid-size and major cities across the country"--
| Autor: | Pope, Lavar |
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| ISBN: | 9798765118962 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Bloomsbury |
| Veröffentlicht: | 01.05.2025 |
| Untertitel: | An Analysis of 25 Locations |
| Schlagworte: | Black & Asian Studies Human Geography MUSIC / Ethnomusicology MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop Rap & Hip-Hop Rap and Hip Hop Relating to African American / Black American people SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography Social and cultural anthropology |
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