Introduction: Watch for the hook -- Behind the music: Black political attitudes and rap music -- Music and political resistance: the cultural foundation of Black politics -- It's bigger than hip-hop: rap music and Black nationalism -- Beyond the music: Black feminism and rap music -- The future of politics: the implications of rap music and political attitudes -- Conclusion: It's still bigger than hip-hop: the future of rap and politics -- Appendix 1: Political rap songs -- Appendix 2: HSAN and BPP demands
Summary
Examining the history of rap music, particularly the subgenre of political rap, and coupling public opinion research with lyrical analysis, Lakeyta M. Bonnette illustrates the ways rap music serves as a vehicle for the expression and advancement of political thought in urban Black communities
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-196), discography (pages 197-208) , and index
Notes
In English
Online resource; title from digital title page (JSTOR platform, viewed May 19, 2017)