Hip-Hop Japan: Rap and the Paths of Cultural Globalization

by Ian Condry

Book Overview

In this lively ethnography Ian Condry interprets Japan's vibrant hip-hop scene, explaining how a music and culture that originated halfway around the world is appropriated and remade in Tokyo clubs and recording studios. Illuminating different aspects of Japanese hip-hop, Condry chronicles how self-described "yellow B-Boys" express their devotion to "black culture," how they combine the figure of the samurai with American rapping techniques and gangsta...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822338920
• ISBN13: 9780822338925
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"