The Vinyl Ain't Final: Hip Hop And The Globalization Of Black Popular Culture

by Robin D.G. Kelley, Dipannita Basu, Sidney J. Lemelle

Book Overview

In the preface of The Vinyl Ain't Final, Robin Kelley exclaims 'Hip Hop is Dead Long Live Hip Hop', and the rest of the contributors in this edited volume respond by providing critical perspectives that bridge the gap between American-orientated hip hop and its global reach.

From the front lines of hip hop culture and music in the USA, Britain, France, Japan, Germany, Hawaii, Tanzania, Cuba, Samoa and South Africa, academics, poets, practitioners,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745319408
• ISBN13: 9780745319407
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"