Prophets of the Hood ：Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop

Publication subTitle ：Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop

Author： Imani Perry  

Publisher： Duke University Press‎

Publication year： 2004

E-ISBN: 9780822386155

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780822334460

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780822334354

Subject： J605 音乐评论、欣赏

Keyword： Rap (Music) -- History and criticism., Rap (Music) -- Political aspects., Hip-hop -- Social aspects.

Language： ENG

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At once the most lucrative, popular, and culturally oppositional musical force in the United States, hip hop demands the kind of interpretation Imani Perry provides here: criticism engaged with this vibrant musical form on its own terms. A scholar and a fan, Perry considers the art, politics, and culture of hip hop through an analysis of song lyrics, the words of the prophets of the hood. Recognizing prevailing characterizations of hip hop as a transnational musical form, Perry advances a powerful argument that hip hop is first and foremost black American music. At the same time, she contends that many studies have shortchanged the aesthetic value of rap by attributing its form and content primarily to socioeconomic factors. Her innovative analysis revels in the artistry of hip hop, revealing it as an art of innovation, not deprivation.

Perry offers detailed readings of the lyrics of many hip hop artists, including Ice Cube, Public Enemy, De La Soul, krs-One, OutKast, Sean “Puffy” Combs, Tupac Shakur, Lil’ Kim, Biggie Smalls, Nas, Method Man, and Lauryn Hill. She focuses on the cultural foundations of the music and on the form and narrative features of the songs—the call and response, the reliance on the break, the use of metaphor, and the recurring figures of the trickster and the outlaw. Perry also provides complex considerations of hip hop’s association with crime, violence, and misogyny. She shows that while its message may be disc

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Hip Hop’s Mama: Originalism and Identity in the Music

2 My Mic Sound Nice: Art, Community, and Consciousness

3 Stinging Like Tabasco: Structure and Format in Hip Hop Composition

4 The Glorious Outlaw: Hip Hop Narratives, American Law, and the Court of Public Opinion

5 B-Boys, Players, and Preachers: Reading Masculinity

6 The Venus Hip Hop and the Pink Ghetto: Negotiating Spaces forWomen

7 Bling Bling . . . and Going Pop: Consumerism and Co-optation in Hip Hop

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