false 2903193 2 <DIV>Hip-hop is in crisis. For the past dozen years, the most commercially successful hip-hop has become increasingly saturated with caricatures of black gangstas, thugs, pimps, and &#8217;hos. The controversy surrounding hip-hop is worth attending to and examining with a critical eye because, as scholar and cultural critic Tricia Rose argues, <I>hip-hop has become a primary means by which we talk about race in the United States</I>. <P>In <I>The Hip-Hop Wars</I>, Rose explores the most crucial issues underlying the polarized claims on each side of the debate: Does hip-hop cause violence, or merely reflect a violent ghetto culture? Is hip-hop sexist, or are its detractors simply anti-sex? Does the portrayal of black culture in hip-hop undermine black advancement? <P>A potent exploration of a divisive and important subject, <I>The Hip-Hop Wars</I> concludes with a call for the regalvanization of the progressive and creative heart of hip-hop. What Rose calls for is not a sanitized vision of the form, but one that more accurately reflects a much richer space of culture, politics, anger, and yes, sex, than the current ubiquitous images in sound and video currently provide.</DIV> 2930332 1 12 2008 The Hip-Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip-Hop--and Why It Matters total:39|5:14|4:14|3:8|2:3|1:0| 39 156 123 15 5 2 false false Fri May 15 10:13:16 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 09:43:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 21:24:05 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 21:24:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 14:40:48 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 11:57:22 -0700 2009 AMEN CORNER
Moya Bailey

Review of The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop and Why It Matters
By Tricia Rose
Basic Civitas

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