{"product_id":"american-rap-scenes-by-dr-lavar-pope-9798765118962","title":"American Rap Scenes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Rap Scenes\u003c\/em\u003e examines the history and legacy of rap music in 25 American cities through factors of geography, migration, movements, music, and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProviding area-centred analysis of a culture many see as monolithic, Dr Lavar Pope highlights the unique histories of rap music and Hip Hop culture — how and why these scenes developed — in 25 mid-size and major cities across the country. More so than other genres of music, rap offers a historical record of a multi-generational Black music that is region- and locale-specific, opening a window into the Black experience in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHighlighting global stars and key local artists alike, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Rap Scenes\u003c\/em\u003e features artists contextualised within their city of origin, from Andre 3000 (Atlanta), Kendrick Lamar (Compton), and Common (Chicago) to Too Short (Oakland), Freddie Gibbs (Gary), and Akon (Jersey City).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 25 scenes covered in this book are South Bronx, Manhattan and Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Hempstead, Philadelphia, Newark and Jersey City, Boston, Los Angeles and Compton, Oakland and the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle and Portland, Chicago and Gary, Indiana, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Detroit, Houston, New Orleans, Memphis, Atlanta, Miami, Hampton, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Honolulu, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Saint Thomas, USVI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese scenes have been chosen for the documented and longstanding histories of their local music-making communities, as well as similarities in the evolution of the local environment and geography, the proximity and timeline of Black, Latinx, and Caribbean migrations, and the impact of the Civil Rights, Racial Justice, and Women’s Movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595668439276,"sku":"9798765118962","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9798765118962-american-rap-scenes.jpg?v=1777900184","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/american-rap-scenes-by-dr-lavar-pope-9798765118962","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}