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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Crucial issues concerning rap and hip-hop music
The 'Hood Comes First: Race, Space, And Place In Rap And Hip-Hop by Murray Forman (Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Northeastern University) is an exhaustive, college-level study of crucial issues concerning rap and hip-hop music. From regretful commentary on the murders of prominent music figures Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. to an analysis of the...
Published on June 5, 2002 by Midwest Book Review
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT THOUGHTS...CONVOLUTED DELIVERY
I gave this book three stars simply because of the "scholarly" maze of words the author shuttles forces you through to make his point. Though the author has brilliant thoughts, I believe that better editing could have produced a work that would have gotten his points across more easily. A wonderful book, but only recommended to those who are used to reading doctoral...
Published on July 9, 2005 by Craig D
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Crucial issues concerning rap and hip-hop music,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The 'Hood Comes First: Race, Space, and Place in Rap and Hip-Hop (Music Culture) (Paperback)
The 'Hood Comes First: Race, Space, And Place In Rap And Hip-Hop by Murray Forman (Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Northeastern University) is an exhaustive, college-level study of crucial issues concerning rap and hip-hop music. From regretful commentary on the murders of prominent music figures Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. to an analysis of the evolution of hip-hop to the interaction of place and personal identity, The 'Hood Comes First is a very serious, seminal, and ground breaking look at a unique brand of American music and its social/cultural context.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT THOUGHTS...CONVOLUTED DELIVERY,
By Craig D (Maplewood, NJ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The 'Hood Comes First: Race, Space, and Place in Rap and Hip-Hop (Music Culture) (Paperback)
I gave this book three stars simply because of the "scholarly" maze of words the author shuttles forces you through to make his point. Though the author has brilliant thoughts, I believe that better editing could have produced a work that would have gotten his points across more easily. A wonderful book, but only recommended to those who are used to reading doctoral dissertations.
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The 'Hood Comes First: Race, Space, and Place in Rap and Hip-Hop (Music Culture) by Murray Forman (Paperback - April 30, 2002)
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