Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Present
by Mark Costello, David Foster Wallace
Description
This incisive cultural study examines rap as a powerful artistic and social force in contemporary America, exploring its connections to race, class, commerce, identity, and popular culture. Through close attention to language, performance, and the music industry, it considers how rap both reflects and challenges the structures of power surrounding it. Combining sharp cultural criticism with wit, energy, and literary sophistication, the authors offer a provocative portrait of rap’s significance in the urban present.
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Published Jan 1, 1997
186 pages
ISBN: 9780880015356
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First Published
1990
Language
eng
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