| 24 Bars to Kill: Hip Hop, Aspiration, and Japan's Social Margins Contributor(s): Armstrong, Andrew B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1789202671 ISBN-13: 9781789202670 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Rap & Hip Hop - Music | Ethnomusicology - History | Asia - Japan |
| Dewey: 782.421 |
| LCCN: 2019007626 |
| Series: Dance and Performance Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.98 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Armstrong, Andrew B.: - Andrew B. Armstrong teaches anthropology at Bridgewater State University. He holds a doctorate from Boston University. |