The Africanist Aesthetic in Global Hip-Hop

Asserting that hip hop culture has become another locus of postmodernity, Osumare explores the intricacies of this phenomenon from the beginning of the Twenty-First century, tracing the aesthetic and socio-political path of the currency of hip hop across the globe.

Auteur
HALIFU OSUMARE is Assistant Professor, African America and African Studies Program, University of California, Davis, USA.

Contenu
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