The 'Hood Comes First: Race, Space, and Place in Rap and Hip-Hop (Music / Culture)

Forman, Murray

ISBN 10: 0819563978 / ISBN 13: 9780819563972

Published by Wesleyan University Press, 2002

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR006388033

Synopsis:

Examines the significance of the 'hood in rap and hip hop

The 'Hood Comes First looks at the increasingly specific emphasis on real neighborhoods and streets in rap music and hip hop culture as an urgent response to the cultural and geographical ghettoization of black urban communities. Examining rap music, along with ancillary hip hop media including radio, music videos, rap press and the cinematic 'hood genre, Murray Forman analyzes hip hop culture's varying articulations of the terms "ghetto," "inner-city," and "the 'hood," and how these spaces, both real and imaginary, are used to define individual and collective identity.

Negotiating academic, corporate, and "street" discourses, Forman assesses the dynamics between race, social space and youth. Race, class and national identification are recast and revised within rap's spatial discourse, concluding with the construction of "the 'hood," a social and geographic symbol that has become central to concepts of hip hop authenticity. Additionally, the book analyzes the processes within the music and culture industries through which hip hop has been amplified and disseminated from the 'hood to international audiences.

Synopsis: 'The 'Hood Comes First' looks at the specific emphasis on real neighbourhoods and streets in rap music and hip hop culture as a urgent response to the cultural and geographical ghettoization of black urban communities.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The 'Hood Comes First: Race, Space, and ...
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good