Desi Rap Hip Hop and South Asian America |
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| Author:
| Nair, Ajay |
| Editor:
| Nair, Ajay
Balaji, Murali |
| ISBN: | 978-1-282-49366-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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Desi Rap explores the connection between South Asian Americans and hip-hop as both a sociopolitical/cultural movement and performative identity. This groundbreaking collection of essays is the first book of its kind to interrogate ideas about ownership of culture while asserting the distinctness of South Asian American identity that has come through the use of and influence by hip-hop as a cultural art form.
Desi Rap explores the connection between South Asian Americans and hip-hop as both a sociopolitical/cultural movement and performative identity. This groundbreaking collection of essays is the first book of its kind to interrogate ideas about ownership of culture while asserting the distinctness of South Asian American identity that has come through the use of and influence by hip-hop as a cultural art form.