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Armstrong

24 Bars to Kill

Hip Hop, Aspiration, and Japan's Social Margins

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-1-78920-267-0
Verlag: Berghahn Books
Erscheinungstermin: 01.06.2019
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The most clearly identifiable and popular form of Japanese hip-hop, “ghetto” or “gangsta” music has much in common with its corresponding American subgenres, including its portrayal of life on the margins, confrontational style, and aspirational “rags-to-riches” narratives. Contrary to depictions of an ethnically and economically homogeneous Japan, gangsta J-hop gives voice to the suffering, deprivation, and social exclusion experienced by many modern Japanese. 24 Bars to Kill offers a fascinating ethnographic account of this music as well as the subculture around it, showing how gangsta hip-hop arises from widespread dissatisfaction and malaise.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9781789202670
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-1-78920-267-0
  • Verlag: Berghahn Books
  • Erscheinungstermin: 01.06.2019
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage 2019
  • Serie: Dance and Performance Studies
  • Produktform: Gebunden, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
  • Gewicht: 454 g
  • Seiten: 204
  • Format (B x H x T): 157 x 235 x 16 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
Autoren/Hrsg.

Autoren

Andrew B. Armstrong teaches anthropology at Bridgewater State University. He holds a doctorate from Boston University.

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Note on Language Introduction: A Hip Hop Introduction to Other Japans Chapter 1. Down in the Ghetto
Chapter 2. Hypermasculinity and Ghetto/Gangsta Authenticity
Chapter 3. Represent JP Koreans! Ethnic Identity in Zainichi Hip Hop
Chapter 4. Rapping for the Nation Afterword References
Index