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All about the beatAll about the beat

All about the beat

John H. McWhorter

3.0(1)on Hardcover

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Presents a tribute to the artistry of hip-hop music while urging readers to recognize the genre as a violence-laced art form rather than a true reflection of black society, cautioning its fans against seeing it as a positive source of political legitimacy.

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OL Work ID
OL17907266W

Subjects

Politics and governmentRap (Music)Race relationsConditions socialesAfro-Americain (peuple)Social changeSocial aspectsSocial conditionsPolitical aspectsAfrican AmericansHip-hopAfrican americans, social conditionsAfrican americans, politics and governmentRap (music)United states, race relations

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