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(2011)
Jay-Z
essays on hip hop's philosopher king
by Julius Bailey
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"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.
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Rap (Music), Rap musicians, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, Rap (music), Music, history and criticism, Criticism and interpretationjay-z , 1969-, Rap (music)--history and criticism, Rap musicians--united states, Ml420.j29 j39 2011, 782.421649092People
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Jay-Z: Essays on Hip Hop's Philosopher King
2011, McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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Table of Contents
Foreword : 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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