The new H.N.I.C. (head niggas in charge) : the death of civil rights and the reign of hip hop /

When Lauryn Hill stepped forward to accept her fifth Grammy Award in 1999, she paused as she collected the last trophy, and seeming somewhat startled said, "This is crazy, 'cause this is hip hop music.'" Hill's astonishment at receiving mainstream acclaim for music once deem...

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Main Author: Boyd, Todd (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2002.
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Summary:When Lauryn Hill stepped forward to accept her fifth Grammy Award in 1999, she paused as she collected the last trophy, and seeming somewhat startled said, "This is crazy, 'cause this is hip hop music.'" Hill's astonishment at receiving mainstream acclaim for music once deemed insignificant testifies to the explosion of this truly revolutionary art form. Hip hop music and the culture that surrounds it-film, fashion, sports, and a whole way of being-has become the defining ethos for a generation. Its influence has spread from the state's capital to the nation's capital, from the Pineapple to th
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 169 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-154) and index.
ISBN:1417588152
9781417588152
0814798950
9780814798959
9780814709061
0814709060