The Languages of Global Hip Hop

Book Overview

In the case of hip-hop, the forces of top-down corporatization and bottom-up globalization are inextricably woven. This volume takes the view that hip-hop should not be viewed with this dichotomous dynamic in mind and that this dynamic does not arise solely outside of the continental US. Close analysis of the facts reveals a much more complex situation in which market pressures, local (musical) traditions, linguistic and semiotic intelligibility,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441140263
• ISBN13: 9781441140265
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"