Rhymin' and stealin' [electronic resource] : musical borrowing in hip-hop / Justin A. Williams.
Material type: TextSeries: 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
- 782.421649 23
- ML3531 .W55 2013
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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