Description
Focusing on the artists Ice Cube, Dr Dre, the Geto Boys, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur, Quinn explores the origins, development, and immense popularity of gangsta rap. Including detailed readings in urban geography, neoconservative politics, subcultural formations, black cultural debates, and music industry conditions, this book explains how and why this music genre emerged.
About the Author
Eithne Quinn teaches American Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. Her work on rap music, cultural studies, and African American popular culture has appeared in edited books and journals, including the Journal of American Studies and Black Music Research Journal.
Reviews
Quinn has written an impressive academic study of gangsta rap's music and culture...recommended for music and cultural studies collections in academic or larger public libraries. -- Craig Shufelt Library Journal Quinn's narrative skillfully interweaves cultural trends and economic contextualisation with a thoroughness rarely encountered in studies of popular music. -- Tom Perchard Popular Music This book is a welcomed addition to a growing body of scholarship on hip-hop and a good contribution to the study of race, class, gender, and black cultural production. -- Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar Journal of American History
Book Information
ISBN 9780231124096
Author Eithne Quinn
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press