{"product_id":"hip-hop-in-africa-msia-kibona-clark-9780896803190","title":"Hip-Hop in Africa: Prophets of the City and Dustyfoot Philosophers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout Africa, artists use hip-hop both to describe their lives and to create shared spaces for uncensored social commentary, feminist challenges to patriarchy, and resistance against state institutions, while at the same time engaging with the global hip-hop community. In \u003ci\u003eHip-Hop in Africa, \u003c\/i\u003e Msia Kibona Clark examines some of Africa's biggest hip-hop scenes and shows how hip-hop helps us understand specifically African narratives of social, political, and economic realities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClark looks at the use of hip-hop in protest, both as a means of articulating social problems and as a tool for mobilizing listeners around those problems. She also details the spread of hip-hop culture in Africa following its emergence in the United States, assessing the impact of urbanization and demographics on the spread of hip-hop culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHip-Hop in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to a genre and its artists as well as a timely examination that pushes the study of music and diaspora in critical new directions. Accessibly written by one of the foremost experts on African hip-hop, this book will easily find its place in the classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Msia Kibona Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0896803198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780896803190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Msia Kibona Clark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998653952255,"sku":"9780896803190","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hip-hop-in-africa-msia-kibona-clark-9780896803190","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}