| Description |
xiv, 188 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
My hip hop life / Vijay Prashad -- Polyvalent voices: ethnic and racialized Desi hip hop / Nitasha Sharma -- Hip-hop agitprop / Ajay Nair -- B-boys and bass girls: sex, style, and mobility in Indian American youth culture / Sunaina Maira -- How hip-hop helped an Indian girl find her way home / Deepti Hajela -- Making Brown like dat: South Asians and hip-hop / Raeshem Chopra Nijhon -- Outcaste / Murali Balaji -- Spoken word / Swapnil Shah -- The disjointed artist / Chee Malabar -- Beats, rhythm, life / D'Lo -- Sounds from a town I love / The1shanti -- Words from the battlefront / Utkarsh Ambudkar -- An ear to the streets and a vibe in the basement / DJ Rekha. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
South Asian Americans -- Music -- Social aspects.
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South Asian Americans. |
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Music. |
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Social aspects. |
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Rap (Music) -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Rap (Music) -- Social aspects. |
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United States. |
| Added Author |
Nair, Ajay, 1974-
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Balaji, Murali, 1979-
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| ISBN |
9780739127216 cloth alkaline paper |
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0739127217 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780739127223 paperback alkaline paper |
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0739127225 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780739131367 electronic |
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0739131362 electronic |
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