24 Bars to Kill : Hip Hop, Aspiration, and Japan's Social Margins /
Armstrong, Andrew B.
24 Bars to Kill : Hip Hop, Aspiration, and Japan's Social Margins / Andrew B. Armstrong. - 1 online resource (204 p.) - Dance and Performance Studies ; 14 .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Language -- A Hip-Hop Introduction to Other Japans -- Chapter 1. Down in the Ghetto -- Chapter 2. Hypermasculinity and Ghetto/Gangsta Authenticity -- Chapter 3. Represent JP Koreans! Ethnic Identity in Zainichi Hip Hop -- Chapter 4. Rapping for the Nation -- Afterword -- References -- Index
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The most clearly identifiable and popular form of Japanese hip-hop, “ghetto” or “gangsta” music has much in common with its corresponding American subgenres, including its portrayal of life on the margins, confrontational style, and aspirational “rags-to-riches” narratives. Contrary to depictions of an ethnically and economically homogeneous Japan, gangsta J-hop gives voice to the suffering, deprivation, and social exclusion experienced by many modern Japanese. 24 Bars to Kill offers a fascinating ethnographic account of this music as well as the subculture around it, showing how gangsta hip-hop arises from widespread dissatisfaction and malaise.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781789202670 9781789202687
10.1515/9781789202687 doi
Crime--Japan.
Gangs--Japan.
Gangsta rap (Music)--History and criticism.--Japan
Rap (Music)--Social aspects--Japan.
Rap (Music)--History and criticism.--Japan
Working class--Japan.
Working poor--Japan.
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop.
Anarchy. Japan. Japanese Hip-Hop. Japanese Neighborhoods. Shingo Nishinari.
ML3918.R37
782.4216490952
24 Bars to Kill : Hip Hop, Aspiration, and Japan's Social Margins / Andrew B. Armstrong. - 1 online resource (204 p.) - Dance and Performance Studies ; 14 .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Language -- A Hip-Hop Introduction to Other Japans -- Chapter 1. Down in the Ghetto -- Chapter 2. Hypermasculinity and Ghetto/Gangsta Authenticity -- Chapter 3. Represent JP Koreans! Ethnic Identity in Zainichi Hip Hop -- Chapter 4. Rapping for the Nation -- Afterword -- References -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
The most clearly identifiable and popular form of Japanese hip-hop, “ghetto” or “gangsta” music has much in common with its corresponding American subgenres, including its portrayal of life on the margins, confrontational style, and aspirational “rags-to-riches” narratives. Contrary to depictions of an ethnically and economically homogeneous Japan, gangsta J-hop gives voice to the suffering, deprivation, and social exclusion experienced by many modern Japanese. 24 Bars to Kill offers a fascinating ethnographic account of this music as well as the subculture around it, showing how gangsta hip-hop arises from widespread dissatisfaction and malaise.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781789202670 9781789202687
10.1515/9781789202687 doi
Crime--Japan.
Gangs--Japan.
Gangsta rap (Music)--History and criticism.--Japan
Rap (Music)--Social aspects--Japan.
Rap (Music)--History and criticism.--Japan
Working class--Japan.
Working poor--Japan.
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop.
Anarchy. Japan. Japanese Hip-Hop. Japanese Neighborhoods. Shingo Nishinari.
ML3918.R37
782.4216490952