The Africanist Aesthetic in Global Hip-Hop: Power Moves

By Halifu Osumare

Asserting that hip hop culture has become another locus of postmodernity, Osumare explores the intricacies of this phenomenon from the beginning of the Twenty-First century, tracing the aesthetic and socio-political path of the currency of hip hop across the globe.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230609619
• ISBN13: 9780230609617
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 5.5"