Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-180) and index.
Contents:
Foreword / Geneva Smitherman -- Shout outs. "The streetz iz a mutha" : the street and the formation of a Hip Hop Linguistics -- Verbal mujahidin in the transglobal Hip Hop umma : Islam, discursive struggle, and the weapons of mass culture -- "Talkin Black in this White man's world" : linguistic supremacy, linguistic equanimity, and the politics of language -- "Bring it to the cypher" : Hip Hop Nation Language -- Spittin the code of the streets : the strategic construction of a street conscious identity -- "Every syllable of mine is an umbilical cord through time" : towards an analytical schema of Hip Hop poetics -- "I'm Pharoahe when I?m on stage; I?m Troy when I?m home in Queens? : an interview with Pharoahe Monch.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.