It was born on the streets of the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Harlem, and after years underground it emerged in Los Angeles, Japan, France and beyond to become an extraordinarily rich and often controversial wellspring of music, movies, language, and fashion. Once seen as a novelty, Hip Hop culture has become part of the mainstream-a mainstay of cable TV and shopping malls, as familiar to Madison Avenue as it is to Main Street.
Emmett G. Price III is assistant professor of music and African American studies at Northeastern University, Boston, MA, and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Popular Music Studies.
"This one-stop resource is excellent for students interested in conducting research into a cultural phenomenon as well as fans wanting to broaden their knowledge of favorite artists." - VOYA "Hip Hop Culture documents the sweeping progress of the movement as a whole. ... Chapters thus blend biographical sketches with an overall attention to cultural change to make this essential reading for any student of the movement." - Midwest Book Review
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