Laura Speers

Hip-Hop Authenticity and the London Scene (eBook, ePUB)

Living Out Authenticity in Popular Music

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the ideal of authenticity in hip-hop - what it is, why it is important, and how it affects the day-to-day life of rap artists. By analyzing the practices, identities, and struggles that shape the lives of rappers in the London scene, the study exposes the strategies and tactics that hip-hop practitioners engage in to negotiate authenticity. Interviews and fieldwork provide insight into the nature of authenticity in global hip-hop, and the dynamics of cultural appropriation, globalization, marketization, and digitization. This book will engender much needed discussion about the nature of authenticity in music, youth culture, and contemporary society more widely.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 157
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317338925
• Artikelnr.: 47904188

Autorenporträt

Laura Speers is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries at King's College London, UK. Her research interests include popular music, creativity and everyday life.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Keepin' it Real: Authenticity Debates and Global Hip-Hop
2. Setting the Scene: The Changing Context of the London Hip-Hop Scene
3. Negotiating Struggle in Everyday Life
4. Strategies and Tactics: Living Out Authenticity
5. Towards a New Conceptualization of Authenticity