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Author Bonnette-Bailey, Lakeyta M. (Lakeyta Monique), 1981- author

Title Pulse of the people : political rap music and black politics / Lakeyta M. Bonnette
Published Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations
Series American governance: politics, policy, and public law
American governance.
Contents Introduction: Watch for the hook -- Behind the music: Black political attitudes and rap music -- Music and political resistance: the cultural foundation of Black politics -- It's bigger than hip-hop: rap music and Black nationalism -- Beyond the music: Black feminism and rap music -- The future of politics: the implications of rap music and political attitudes -- Conclusion: It's still bigger than hip-hop: the future of rap and politics -- Appendix 1: Political rap songs -- Appendix 2: HSAN and BPP demands
Summary Examining the history of rap music, particularly the subgenre of political rap, and coupling public opinion research with lyrical analysis, Lakeyta M. Bonnette illustrates the ways rap music serves as a vehicle for the expression and advancement of political thought in urban Black communities
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-196), discography (pages 197-208) , and index
Notes In English
Online resource; title from digital title page (JSTOR platform, viewed May 19, 2017)
Subject Rap (Music) -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Rap (Music) -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 21st century
African Americans -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century
African Americans -- Political activity -- History -- 21st century
African Americans -- Attitudes -- History -- 20th century
African Americans -- Attitudes -- History -- 21st century
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Rap & Hip Hop.
African Americans -- Attitudes.
African Americans -- Politics and government.
Rap (Music) -- Political aspects.
United States.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780812291131
0812291131
0812224280
9780812224283