rap (music)

Examines the underlying issues surrounding the controversies related to hip hop music, including violence, racism, sexism, gangs, and equality.

Rap and hip-hop music is the most successful genre in a generation and the sound has become an unsurpassed cultural phenomenon. Rap and Hip-Hop discusses what today's musicians are doing, how they attract a following, and what they are saying through their music.

"One day at recess, Rappy gets taken by aliens on a UFO ride. The head alien, Janet, wants Rappy to live with her--on Mars! Will Rappy stay in space to roam or will he rap his way back home?"--Jacket flap.

"Rappy the Raptor and his classmates write poems about their favorite things to celebrate Poetry Week"--OCLC.

Looks at the history of women in hip-hop, exploring issues of gender, money, sexuality, violence, body image, feuds, objectification, and more.

Text and illustrations look at the history and development of hip-hop music.

Looks at the history of hip hop and its musicians between the 1970's and 1981.

"Selections address the history of hip-hop, identity politics of the "hip-hop nation, " debates of "street authenticity, " social movements and activism, aesthetics, technologies of production, hip-hop as a cultural industry, and much more"--Back cover.