"Before That's the Joint I spent countless hours making
photo-copies of essays and articles on hip hop for my students.
When That's the Joint dropped it changed everything. It took hip
hop studies to the next logical level and, hopefully, with the
second edition Forman and Neal will take hip hop studies to an even
higher level. That's the Joint , indeed, it is the sure shot " --
Reiland Rabaka, Department of Ethnic Studies, University of
Colorado, Boulder, USA "That's the Joint stands as the seminal Hip
Hop studies volume. It is comprehensive in scope, incorporating
works from the leading scholars, journalists and practitioners in
the genre. Moreover, it treats the subject in a rigorous academic
manner, while making the readings accessible to a broader
audience." -- Melina Abdullah, California State University, Los
Angeles, USA That's the Joint : The Hip-Hop Studies Reader brings
together the best-known and most influential writings on rap and
hip-hop from its beginnings to today. Spanning more than 30 years
of scholarship, criticism, and journalism, this unprecedented
anthology showcases the evolution and continuing influence of one
of the most creative and contested elements of global popular
culture since its advent in the late 1970s. Think of it as "Hip-Hop
101." This newly expanded and revised second edition of That's the
Joint brings together the most important and up-to-date hip-hop
scholarship in one comprehensive volume. Presented thematically,
the selections address the history of hip-hop, identity politics of
the "hip-hop nation," debates of "street authenticity," gender,
revolutionary politics, aesthetics, technologies of production,
hip-hop as a cultural industry, and much more. The new edition
includes expanded coverage of gender and racial diversity in
hip-hop, and takes a look at hip-hop's role in politics, including
the 2008 presidential election of Barack Obama. The new edition
also includes expanded pedagogical fe
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