BIBFRAME Work

Title

The city of hip-hop

Type

  • Monograph
  • Text

Contribution

Subject

  • Hip-hop--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century (LCSH)
  • Bronx (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions--20th century (LCSH)
  • New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions--20th century (LCSH)
  • Subculture--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century (LCSH)
  • African Americans--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions--20th century (LCSH)

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Content

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Summary

"The City of Hip-Hop positions a unique conceptualization of the history of Hip-Hop, that it was political, economic, and social forces that produced the environment for hip hop to specifically grow in the geographies of New York City and its boroughs. This book argues it was the political forces of the 1970s combined with economic forces of free market capitalism and privatization of public services, neoliberalism, and the deindustrialization of major cities, that led the cultural creation of the "Boogie Down" Bronx. The City of Hip-Hop shows how Hip-Hop is a socio-political reaction which creates an alternate reality with a geographic specificity, and it is this interplay with those forces that nurtured it to become a culture force. Once those of us as fans of the culture zoom out to see such a bigger picture, a needed criticism and retelling of the culture and art of Hip-Hop emerges"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Foreword 1: Thoughts on a city of hip-hop, thoughts from Chuck D -- Foreword 2: New York, Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles and the hard truths of America : thoughts from Dan Charnas -- Element one : graffiti -- A genesis -- Element two : MCing -- A cultural commodity -- Element three : DJing -- A transformation -- Element four : breakin' -- A transmogrification -- Element five : knowledge -- A crossroads -- Epilogue: To Raida and hip hop, From Rob.

Authorized Access Point

Swift, Rob. The city of hip-hop

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Admin Metadata

  • Date: 2026-09-30T17:48:02.413050+00:00
  • Agent: cbc
  • Status: c
  • Derived from: 23991064

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  • Date: 2026-09-30
  • Cataloger id: Unknown
  • Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
  • Description language: eng
  • Description authentication: pcc

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