Hip Hop Reader, The (A Longman Topics Reader) [Paperback]

Tim Strode (Author), Tim Wood (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0321385128 | ISBN-13: 978-0321385123 | Publication Date: February 26, 2007 | Edition: 1st

Composition and hip hop may seem unrelated, but the connection isn’t hard to make: Hip hop and rap rely on a complex of narrative practices that have clear ties to some of the best American essay writing.  A Hip Hop Reader brings together work by important writers about this cultural phenomenon and provides lively selections that represent a variety of styles and interests.

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Tim Strode • Tim Wood
The Hip Hop Reader

LONGMAN TOPICS are brief, thought-provoking readers, each on a single complex, but compelling, topic. Featuring about 30 full-length selections, these volumes are generally half the size and half the cost of standard composition readers.

Hip hop and composition may seem unrelated, but the connection isn’t hard to make: Hip hop and rap rely on a complex of narrative practices that have clear ties to some of the best American essay writing. The Hip Hop Reader brings together work by important writers about this cultural phenomenon and provides lively selections that represent a variety of styles and interests.

Notable Features of The Hip Hop Reader

• Examples of writing in a range of genres--scholarly essays, journalistic pieces, album reviews, student writing, and more–illustrate various rhetorical models in each chapter.
• Chapters are organized around compelling issues such as race, gender, hip hop’s global roots, and hip hop’s political implications.
• A diverse array of writers, including mainstream critics like Sasha Frere Jones, Jon Pareles, and Kelefa Sanneh and scholars like bell hooks and Tricia Rose, explore a range of experiences and opinions

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Product Details

• Paperback: 239 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Longman; 1st edition (February 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321385128
• ISBN-13: 978-0321385123
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Source for Hip-Hop Fans & Scholars, September 16, 2009

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This review is from: Hip Hop Reader, The (A Longman Topics Reader) (Paperback)

The book is a collection of essays from various writers on hip-hop. The reader gets the benefit of perspectives from musicians, scholars, writers, and the "average" person. It is a good resource for fans of hip-hop as well as teachers, professors, scholars, etc. One of the best benefits of this book is that each chapter has a series of questions to focus the reader on key ideas of the essays and discussions. The editors also present ideas and aspects that need further research. Some articles may be a bit dated but still useful.