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Empire of funk : hip hop and representation in Filipina/o America

Title
Empire of funk : hip hop and representation in Filipina/o America / edited by Mark R. Villegas, Kuttin' Kandi and Roderick N. Labrador ; with foreword by Jeff Chang.
Publication
  • United States of America : Cognella Academic Publishing, 2014.
  • ©2014

Details

Additional Authors
  • Villegas, Mark R.
  • Kuttin Kandi
  • Labrador, Roderick N.
  • Chang, Jeff
Description
321 pages : color illustrations; 26 cm
Subject
  • Hip-hop
  • Hip-hop > Social aspects > United States
  • Rap (Music) > Social aspects > United States
  • Hip-hop feminism
  • Filipino American youth > Social life and customs
  • Filipino Americans > Music > Social aspects
  • Filipino Americans > Ethnic identity
Note
  • An anthology of articles by artists, scholars, and activists designed to create a dialogue on Filipina/o American youth culture and its relationship to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
I. Styles upon styles upon styles : exploring a Filipina/o American hip hop aesthetic -- II. Creating community, belonging and voice -- III. The streets is everywhere : geography and hip hop in Filipina/o America -- IV. Masculinities, power, and hip hop pinayism -- V. Visualizing Filipina/o American youth culture -- VI. Activistas on the down beat : hip hop as praxis -- VII. Pesos and cents : surviving industries -- Author bios.
ISBN
  • 9781626612839 (pbk)
  • 1626612838 (pbk)
  • 9781626612846 (br)
  • 1626612846 (br)
OCLC
871208321
Title
Empire of funk : hip hop and representation in Filipina/o America / edited by Mark R. Villegas, Kuttin' Kandi and Roderick N. Labrador ; with foreword by Jeff Chang.
Publisher
United States of America : Cognella Academic Publishing, 2014.
Copyright Date
©2014
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Villegas, Mark R., editor.
Kuttin Kandi, editor.
Labrador, Roderick N., editor.
Chang, Jeff, writer of preface.
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