Hip Hop Versus Rap

The Politics of Droppin' Knowledge

Patrick Turner

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Routledge
25 May 2017

Rap & Hip-Hop; Popular culture; Black & Asian studies

Series: Routledge Advances in Ethnography

'What is the real hip hop?'

'To whom does hip hop belong?'

'For what constructive purposes can hip hop be put to use?'

These are three key questions posed by hip hop activists in Hip Hop Versus Rap, which explores the politics of cultural authenticity, ownership, and uplift in London’s post-hip hop scene. The book is an ethnographic study of the identity, role, formation, and practices of the organic intellectuals that populate and propagate this ‘conscious’ hip hop milieu. Turner provides an insightful examination of the work of artists and practitioners who use hip hop ‘off-street’ in the spheres of youth work, education, and theatre to raise consciousness and to develop artistic and personal skills. Hip Hop Versus Rap seeks to portray how cultural activism, which styles itself grassroots and mature, is framed around a discursive opposition between what is authentic and ethical in hip hop culture and what is counterfeit and corrupt. Turner identifies that this play of difference, framed as an ethical schism, also presents hip hop’s organic intellectuals with a narrative that enables them to align their insurgent values with those of policy and to thereby receive institutional support.

This enlightening volume will be of interest to post-graduates and scholars interested in hip hop studies; youth work; critical pedagogy; young people and crime/justice; the politics of race/racism; the politics of youth/education; urban governance; social movement studies; street culture studies; and vernacular studies.

By: Patrick Turner
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781138679757
ISBN 10: 1138679755
Series: Routledge Advances in Ethnography
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 25 May 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Chapter 1. Tending the Conscious Hip Hop Family Chapter 2. Hip Hop Esoterics: Energy and Consciousness Chapter 3. From Periphrasis to Personal Development: A Cultural Biography of a Hip Hop Poet and Teacher Chapter 4. ‘Life-Bars’ For Grime Prevention Chapter 5. White Boy Hip Hop Suite: Hip Hop Theatre and the Colouring of Culture Conclusion Method Coda

Patrick Turner is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Bath-Spa University, UK.

Reviews for Hip Hop Versus Rap: The Politics of Droppin' Knowledge

Hip Hop versus Rapã gets at the heart of the matter, the debateã on authenticity of one of the most importantã global art formsã inã pop culture. The reader is swept up in the rapid flows fromã the US to the UK and back again. Consciousness, hardcore,ã sell-out, one luv? Patrick Turnerã mixesã extensive fieldnote anecdotes and interviews withã serious social theory in a remarkable performanceã of textã and aã welcome contribution to cultural studies. Derek Pardue, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Brazilian Studies, Aarhus University