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Jay-Z: Essays on Hip Hop's Philosopher King

Jay-Z: Essays on Hip Hop's Philosopher King

by Cornel West (Foreword), JuliusBailey (Foreword)

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Synopsis

Jay-Z is one of America's leading rappers and entrepreneurs, as well known for his music as for his business acumen. This text seeks to situate Jay-Z within his musical, intellectual and cultural context for educational study. Thirteen essays address such topics as Jay-Z's relevance to African-American oral history, socially responsible hip-hop and upward mobility in the African-American community. By observing Jay-Z through the lens of cultural studies, this study assists the teacher, student, scholar, and fan in understanding how he became such a historically significant figure. Each chapter includes a set of review questions meant to spark discussion in the classroom.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 215
 Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Published: 05 Apr 2011
ISBN 10: 0786463295
ISBN 13: 9780786463299

Media Reviews
offers a strong pedagogical tool for introducing readers to the socially urgent and complex issues that hip-hop has always evoked...at the end of each essay, questions are included for further discussion, providing excellent teaching tools on significant social, cultural, and political issues --ARSC Journal.
Author Bio

Julius H. Bailey is the author of Around the Family Altar: Domesticity in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1865-1900. He is an associate professor in the Religious Studies Department at the University of Redlands in Redlands, California.