Is there too much violence in hip-hop music? What’s the difference between Kimberly Jones and the artist Lil' Kim? Is hip-hop culture a "black" thing? Is it okay for N.W.A. to call themselves niggaz and for Dave Chappelle to call everybody bitches? These witty, provocative essays ponder these and other thorny questions, linking the searing cultural issues implicit — and often explicit — in hip-hop to the weighty matters examined by the great philosophers of the past. The book shows that rap classics by Lauryn Hill, OutKast, and the Notorious B.I.G. can help uncover the meanings of love articulated in Plato's Symposium; that Rakim, 2Pac, and Nas can shed light on the conception of God's essence expressed in St. Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica; and explores the connection between Run-D.M.C., Snoop Dogg, and Hegel. Hip-Hop and Philosophy proves that rhyme and reason, far from being incompatible, can be mixed and mastered to contemplate life's most profound mysteries.
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"When academics get their groove on, expressing their ideas in a freestyle symposium such as this, everyone should take notice." -- ZINK Magazine, November, 2005
A delightful, fun presentation invites college students to understand underlying meanings in ancient and modern texts. -- California BookWatch 03/06
A delightful, fun presentation invites college students to understand underlying meanings in ancient and modern texts. -- California BookWatch 03/06
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Props to the authors and editors of this gem. It is easy to read and a pleasure to study. Every other page drops new knowledge and I love the numerous references to the Teacha, KRS One, Hip Hop's true Philosopher. These guys know their Hip Hop History and purpose, and have a great understanding of the Kulture and how it can be compared to a Socratic-like philosophy. The foreword by Dr. Cornell West is tight as well. This is real Hip Hop literary commentary and examines the Hip Hop life, which to me, IS worth living! Excellent job, highly recommend. Peace! JD One
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I didn't know any background, history of Hip Hop, Rap, and this book educated me.
It was great to learn about it and its an important element in our culture. I recommend it highly. You don't have to be a philosophy student to read this book. It's for everyone. Sherri Rosen, New York City
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Great philosophers and rap classics unite!,
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Philosophy sounds like dry, ancient wisdom to modern youth - but it takes a different, more contemporary approach when led by hip-hop fans who have studied the pursuit of wisdom and come up with contemporary associations. HIP HOP & PHILOSOPHY: RHYME 2 REASON pairs great philosophers and their works to rap classics by Lauryn Hill, OutKast and others to show rap can help uncover the meaning of such philosophers as Plato. A delightful, fun presentation invites young college students to understand underlying meanings in both ancient and modern texts.
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"Whad up G?" This is how young godz stepped to older godz hack in the day in my old hood, Queensbridge. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
love hater, lyrical meaning, controversial lyrics, tip drill, hip hop Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
African Americans, New York, Dead Prez, Ice Cube, Young Buck, Public Enemy, Angie Stone, Big Pun, Nation of Islam, Puff Daddy, Called Quest, Cornel West, Dave Chappelle, Naughty By Nature, Nelson George, Queen Latifah, South Bronx, Stop the Violence, The Coup New!
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"Whad up G?" This is how young godz stepped to older godz hack in the day in my old hood, Queensbridge. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
love hater, lyrical meaning, controversial lyrics, tip drill, hip hop Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
African Americans, New York, Dead Prez, Ice Cube, Young Buck, Public Enemy, Angie Stone, Big Pun, Nation of Islam, Puff Daddy, Called Quest, Cornel West, Dave Chappelle, Naughty By Nature, Nelson George, Queen Latifah, South Bronx, Stop the Violence, The Coup New!
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- Social Contract: Essays by Locke, Hume, and Rousseau by John Locke on page 162, and page 163
- Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality by Yusuf Jah on page 122
- Hume: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume on page 138
- The Underclass Question by Bill Lawson on page 162
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