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      Roc the Mic Right: The Language of Hip Hop Culture

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      Exploring the central role of language in the Hip Hop Nation, this fascinating book examines the complexity and creativity of lyrical production, the real conversations of celebrated Hip Hop artists, and Hip Hop language in an educational context.

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      Product ID:9780415358781
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Roc the Mic Right
      Subtitle:The Language of Hip Hop Culture
      Authors:Author: H. Samy Alim
      Page Count:204
      Subjects:Linguistics, linguistics, Literature: history and criticism, History, Cultural studies, Literature: history & criticism, Humanities, Cultural studies
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      Exploring the central role of language in the Hip Hop Nation, this fascinating book examines the complexity and creativity of lyrical production, the real conversations of celebrated Hip Hop artists, and Hip Hop language in an educational context.

      Complementing a burgeoning area of interest and academic study, Roc the Mic Right explores the central role of language within the Hip Hop Nation (HHN). With its status convincingly argued as the best means by which to read Hip Hop culture, H. Samy Alim then focuses on discursive practices, such as narrative sequencing and ciphers, or lyrical circles of rhymers. Often a marginalized phenomenon, the complexity and creativity of Hip Hop lyrical production is emphasised, whilst Alim works towards the creation of a schema by which to understand its aesthetic.

      Using his own ethnographic research, Alim shows how Hip Hop language could be used in an educational context and presents a new approach to the study of the language and culture of the Hip Hop Nation: ''Hiphopography''. The final section of the book, which includes real conversational narratives from Hip Hop artists such as The Wu-Tang Clan and Chuck D, focuses on direct engagement with the language.

      A highly accessible and lively work on the most studied and read about language variety in the United States, this book will appeal not only to language and linguistics researchers and students, but holds a genuine appeal to anyone interested in Hip Hop or Black African Language.


      Imprint Name:Routledge
      Publisher Name:Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2006-08-30

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      Weight320 g
      Dimensions234 × 156 × 11 mm