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Rhymin' and stealin' [electronic resource] : musical borrowing in hip-hop / Justin A. Williams.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013 2015); Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, [2013] 2015)Description: 1 online resource (1 PDF (xvi, 256 pages) :) illustrationsISBN:
  • 9780472029396
  • 0472029398
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 782.421649 23
LOC classification:
  • ML3531 .W55 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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