The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop

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Cambridge University Press

Publication date:

February 2015

February 2015

ISBN:

9781139775298

9781107037465

9781107643864

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/CCO9781139775298

Dimensions:

(244 x 170 mm)

Weight & Pages:

0.79kg, 370 Pages

Dimensions:

(244 x 173 mm)

Weight & Pages:

0.75kg, 370 Pages

Subjects:: Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Music, Music, Music: General Interest, Music Performance
Collection:: The Cambridge Companions to Music
Series:: Cambridge Companions to Music

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Subjects:: Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Music, Music, Music: General Interest, Music Performance
Collection:: The Cambridge Companions to Music
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It has been more than thirty-five years since the first commercial recordings of hip-hop music were made. This Companion, written by renowned scholars and industry professionals reflects the passion and scholarly activity occurring in the new generation of hip-hop studies. It covers a diverse range of case studies from Nerdcore hip-hop to instrumental hip-hop to the role of rappers in the Obama campaign and from countries including Senegal, Japan, Germany, Cuba, and the UK. Chapters provide an overview of the 'four elements' of hip-hop - MCing, DJing, break dancing (or breakin'), and graffiti - in addition to key topics such as religion, theatre, film, gender, and politics. Intended for students, scholars, and the most serious of 'hip-hop heads', this collection incorporates methods in studying hip-hop flow, as well as the music analysis of hip-hop and methods from linguistics, political science, gender and film studies to provide exciting new perspectives on this rapidly developing field.

‘… The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop provides a powerful account of what it presents, persuasively, as the most revolutionary music since rock’n’roll.’

Andrew Warnes Source: The Times Literary Supplement

'For those new to the scene as well as hip-hop heads looking to broaden their understanding and appreciation of this complex and often misappropriated culture, Justin A. Williams’s The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop stands out as a valuable addition to one’s library. … Justin A. Williams has succeeded in his aim to bring a comprehensive, globally aware and culturally situated exploration of hip-hop to light.'

Patrick K. Cooper Source: Journal of Popular Music Education

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