Vividly written and solidly researched, Five Percenter Rap will appeal to readers interested in popular music, American music and history, and African American religion and culture.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Introduction: God Hop
History and Theology of the Five Percent Nation
1. Building a Nation
2. The Five Percenter "Way of Life"
God Hop's Tools
3. Lyrics
4. Flow, Layering, Rupture, and Groove
5. Sampling, Borrowing, and Meaning
6. Album Packaging and Organization
Conclusion: Reaching the Blind, Deaf, and Dumb
Appendix: Five Percenter Rap Musicians
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Discography
Music Credits
Indexes
