We Still Here: Hip Hop North of the 49th Parallel

by Charity Marsh (Editor), Murray Forman (Foreword), Mark V. Campbell (Editor)

We Still Here maps the edges of hip-hop culture and makes sense of the rich and diverse ways people create and engage with hip-hop music within Canadian borders. Contributors to the collection explore the power of institutions, mainstream hegemonies, and the processes of historical formation in the evolution of hip-hop culture. Throughout, the volume foregrounds the generative issues of gender, identity, and power, in particular in relation to the Black diaspora and Indigenous cultures. The contributions of artists in the scene are front and centre in this collection, exposing the distinct inner mechanics of Canadian hip hop from a variety of perspectives. By amplifying rarely heard voices within hip-hop culture, We Still Here argues for its power to disrupt national formations and highlights the people and communities who make hip hop happen.

328 pages, Hardcover

Published October 22, 2020

Reviews

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read for all Canadians - especially if you are someone that is interested in Hip-Hop and the cultural significances behind it. There really is no other book like this. I have been searching for years for some solid factual information about the history and cultural significance of hip-hop in Canada and was amazed when I came across this. Well done I will be recommending this book to all of my artists.

[alsoknownasjuice · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book. I don’t know that another collection like this exists(?) A tremendous contribution to Canadian music and Canadian hip-hop literature!