24 Bars to Kill: Hip Hop, Aspiration, and Japan's Social Margins Contributor(s): Armstrong, Andrew B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1789202671 ISBN-13: 9781789202670 Publisher: Berghahn Books
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2019 Click for more in this series: Dance and Performance Studies |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Rap & Hip Hop - Music | Ethnomusicology - History | Asia - Japan |
Dewey: 782.421 |
LCCN: 2019007626 |
Series: Dance and Performance Studies |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.98 lbs) 204 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The most clearly identifiable and popular form of Japanese hip-hop, "ghetto" or "gangsta" music has much in common with its corresponding American subgenres, including its portrayal of life on the margins, confrontational style, and aspirational "rags-to-riches" narratives. Contrary to depictions of an ethnically and economically homogeneous Japan, gangsta J-hop gives voice to the suffering, deprivation, and social exclusion experienced by many modern Japanese. 24 Bars to Kill offers a fascinating ethnographic account of this music as well as the subculture around it, showing how gangsta hip-hop arises from widespread dissatisfaction and malaise. |
Contributor Bio(s): Armstrong, Andrew B.: - Andrew B. Armstrong teaches anthropology at Bridgewater State University. He holds a doctorate from Boston University. |
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