![]() This book is open access and can be downloaded for free at: ![]() Ultimately, this book aims to understand the complex and contradictory cultural politics of independent hip-hop in the contemporary age. These analyses inform interviews with members of the indie hip-hop community to explore the meanings that they associate with the culture today, how technological and media changes impact the boundaries between independent and major, and whether and how this shapes their engagement with oppositional consciousness. Christopher Vito analyzes the lyrics of indie hip-hop albums from 2000-2013 to uncover the dominant ideologies of independent artists regarding race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and social change. independent hip-hop in the post-golden era, seeking to understand its complex relationship to mainstream hip-hop culture and U.S. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this book uncovers the historical trajectory of U.S. Ninochka McTaggart, PhD, Senior Researcher, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, USA This book illuminates a subculture that is rarely explored, shining a light on independent hip-hop’s power to counter mainstream ideology.” “Christopher Vito has written an informative and compelling book on independent hip hop that examines how complexities of race, gender, class and sexuality are confronted within the genre. ![]() DJ Kuttin Kandi, DJ, Artist, Organizer, and Activist ![]() ![]() “A necessary read for every researcher, historian, scholar and hip-hop fan that seeks to better understand independent hip-hop and aspires to rebel and utilize hip-hop as a tool of resistance." ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |