Is there too much violence in hip-hop music? Is it OK for NWA to call themselves niggaz? This collection of essays ponders these and other questions, linking the cultural issues in hip-hop, both implicit and explicit, to the weighty matters examined by the great philosophers of …
Hip hop and philosophy: rhyme 2 reason
by Shelby, Tommie, Darby, Derrick
fromPopular culture and philosophy
Hip hop and philosophy: rhyme 2 reason
by Shelby, Tommie, Darby, Derrick
fromPopular culture and philosophy
"Should we stop all the violence in hip hop? Does po-po wield legit authority in the hood? Where does the real Kimberly Jones end and the persona Lil' Kim begin? Is hip-hop culture a "black" thang? Is it unethical for N.W.A. to call themselves niggaz and for Dave chappelle to ca…
Hip hop and philosophy: rhyme 2 reason
by Shelby, Tommie, Darby, Derrick
fromPopular culture and philosophy
"Should we stop all the violence in hip hop? Does po-po wield legit authority in the hood? Where does the real Kimberly Jones end and the persona Lil' Kim begin? Is hip-hop culture a "black" thang? Is it unethical for N.W.A. to call themselves niggaz and for Dave chappelle to ca…