Introduction : Lift every voice and sing and rap -- [Part I] : The soundtracks of the Civil Rights movement, 1945-1965. Rhythm & blues : from classic rhythm & blues to rap's beats and rhymes ; Rock & roll : from classic rock & roll to rock rap -- [Part] II : The soundtracks of the Black Power movement, 1965-1980. Soul : from classic soul to neo-soul ; Funk : from P-funk to G-funk -- [Part] III : The soundtracks and social visions of the hip hop movement, 1980-present. The hip hop movement : from black popular music and black popular culture to a black popular movement
Summary
Connecting classic rhythm & blues and rock & roll to the Civil Rights Movement, and classic soul and funk to the Black Power Movement, The Hip Hop Movement critically explores what each of these musics and movements' contributed to rap, neo-soul, hip hop culture, and the broader Hip Hop Movement. Ultimately, The Hip Hop Movement reveals that black popular music and black popular culture have always been more than merely "popular music" and "popular culture" in the con
