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Rhymin' and stealin'

Williams, Justin A.,

Rhymin' and stealin' musical borrowing in hip-hop / [electronic resource] : Justin A. Williams. - Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013 Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (1 PDF (xvi, 256 pages) :) illustrations. - Tracking pop .

Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-252) and index.

Introduction -- Historicizing the breakbeat : hip-hop's origins and authenticity -- The construction of jazz rap as high art in hip-hop music -- Dr. Dre's "Jeep beats" and musical borrowing for the automotive space -- The martyr industry : Tupac Shakur, the Notorious B.I.G., and postmortem sampling -- Borrowing and lineage in Eminem/2Pac's Loyal to the game and 50 Cent's Get rich or die trying -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Discography -- Filmography -- Index.

Rhymin' and Stealin' Musical Borrowing in Hip-Hop, Dr Williams uses examples from Nas, Jay-Z, A Tribe Called Quest, Eminem, and many others to show that the transformation of pre-existing material is the fundamental element of hip-hop aesthetics.

9780472029396 0472029398


Hip-hop.
Allusions in music.
Rap (Music)--History and criticism.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

ML3531 / .W55 2013

782.421649