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Hip Hop Versus Rap - The Politics of Droppin' Knowledge (Hardcover)
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Hip Hop Versus Rap - The Politics of Droppin' Knowledge (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Advances in Ethnography
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'What is the real hip hop?' 'To whom does hip hop belong?' 'For
what constructive purposes can hip hop be put to use?' These are
three key questions posed by hip hop activists in Hip Hop Versus
Rap, which explores the politics of cultural authenticity,
ownership, and uplift in London's post-hip hop scene. The book is
an ethnographic study of the identity, role, formation, and
practices of the organic intellectuals that populate and propagate
this 'conscious' hip hop milieu. Turner provides an insightful
examination of the work of artists and practitioners who use hip
hop 'off-street' in the spheres of youth work, education, and
theatre to raise consciousness and to develop artistic and personal
skills. Hip Hop Versus Rap seeks to portray how cultural activism,
which styles itself grassroots and mature, is framed around a
discursive opposition between what is authentic and ethical in hip
hop culture and what is counterfeit and corrupt. Turner identifies
that this play of difference, framed as an ethical schism, also
presents hip hop's organic intellectuals with a narrative that
enables them to align their insurgent values with those of policy
and to thereby receive institutional support. This enlightening
volume will be of interest to post-graduates and scholars
interested in hip hop studies; youth work; critical pedagogy; young
people and crime/justice; the politics of race/racism; the politics
of youth/education; urban governance; social movement studies;
street culture studies; and vernacular studies.
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