The Africanist Aesthetic in Global Hip-Hop: Power Moves

Asserting that hip hop culture has become another locus of postmodernity, Osumare explores the intricacies of this phenomenon from the beginning of the Twenty-First century, tracing the aesthetic and socio-political path of the currency of hip hop across the globe.

Author: H. Osumare
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 07/14/2008
Pages: 219
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 5.50h x 8.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780230609617

About the Author
HALIFU OSUMARE is Assistant Professor, African America and African Studies Program, University of California, Davis, USA.