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Author Harvey, Eric, author.

Title Who got the camera? : a history of rap and reality / Eric Harvey
Edition First edition
Published Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]
©2021

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Description 1 online resource
Series American music series
American music series (Austin, Tex.)
Contents Preface. Eavesdropping -- Introduction. It's like that, and that's the way it is -- Peace is a dream, reality is a knife -- Don't quote me, boy, 'cause I ain't said shit -- Get me the hell away from this TV -- I'm gonna treat you like King! -- Who got the camera? -- Stop being polite and start getting real -- 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted -- Conclusion. Deeper than rap
Summary "The book tracks the parallel rise, from 1986 to 1996, of gangsta rap--a subgenre some artists preferred to call "reality rap"--And "reality-based" television programming, especially shows such as "Cops," which frequently depicted young black men being arrested. The book also discusses how rap stars have used the media's obsession with their criminal pasts in their art, collapsing the distinction between performance and reality"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis rap music history, history of rap music, history of rap music in America, reality television, reality tv, cops, police, media studies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
Print version record
Subject Gangsta rap (Music) -- History and criticism
Reality television programs -- History and criticism
True crime television programs -- History and criticism
Rap musicians.
Crime in music.
MUSIC / General
Crime in music
Gangsta rap (Music)
Rap musicians
Reality television programs
True crime television programs
Genre/Form Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781477323946
1477323945