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LEADER: 02494cam a22003014a 4500
001 2011002125
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005 20140917213918.0
008 110114s2011 ncu b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aML420.J29$bJ39 2011
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245 00 $aJay-Z :$bessays on hip hop's philosopher king /$cedited by Julius Bailey ; foreword by Cornel West.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland,$cc2011.
300 $aviii, 215 p. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aForeword : On Jay-Z and hip hop studies / Cornel West -- In search of meaning : sign, symbol, and Shawn / Julius Bailey -- Jigga speaks : the tradition of black oratorical genius / Toni Blackman -- The most authentic cultural agent / G. Jahwara Giddings -- The meeting with a president and a "king" / Davey D -- A urban singer of tales: the freestyle remixing of an Afro-Homeric oral tradition / Nicole Hodges Persley-- The prodigal God and the legacy of socially responsible hip hop / T. Hasan Johnson -- Zen and the art of transcending the status quo : the Reach from the hood to the suburbs / Bakari Kitwana -- Black marketing whiteness : from Hustler to HNIC / Stephany Rose -- A forty million dollar slave's moment of clarity / Daylan Dufelmeier -- Hip hop's prospects for womanist masculinity / Melina Abdullah -- Complicating Shawn Carter: race, the code, and the politics of school / David Stovall -- Oedipus-not-so-complex : a blueprint for literary education / A.D. Carson -- The culture industry : mainstream success and black cultural representation / Gil Cook -- The self-reliant philosopher king : Shawn Carter exonerated / Sha'Dawn Battle.
520 $a"Jay-Z is one of America's leading rappers and entrepreneurs, as well known for his music as for his business acumen. This text seeks to situate Jay-Z within his musical, intellectual and cultural context for educational study. Each chapter includes a set of review questions meant to spark discussion in the classroom"--Provided by publisher.
600 00 $aJay-Z,$d1969-$xCriticism and interpretation.
650 0 $aRap (Music)$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aRap musicians$zUnited States.
700 1 $aBailey, Julius,$d1970-