Hip-Hop and Philosophy Rhyme 2 Reason

by Darby, Derrick; Shelby, Tommie; Irwin, William; West, Cornel

• ISBN13: 9780812695892
• ISBN10: 0812695895
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-26
• Publisher: Open Court

Summary

all the violence in hip hop? Does po-po wield legit authority in the hood? Where does the real Kimberly Jones end and the persona Lil' Kim begin? Is hip-hop culture a "black" thang? Is it unethical for N.W.A. to call themselves niggaz and for Dave chappelle to call everybody bitches? Is Dead Prez revolutionary and gangsta?

Table of Contents

Foreword by Cornel West	xi
Shout Outs	xiii
From Rhyme to Reason: This Shit Ain't Easy	xv
Disk 1 Da Mysteries: God, Love, and Knowledge	1	(38)
Track 1. Yo! It Ain't No Mystery: Who Is God?
DERRICK DARBY	3	(11)
Track 2. Ain't (Just) 'bout da Booty: Funky Reflections on Love
TOMMIE SHELBY	14	(13)
Track 3. "You Perceive With Your Mind": Knowledge and Perception
MITCHELL S. GREEN	27	(12)
Disk 2 What's Beef? Ruminations on Violence	39	(38)
Track 4. "Y'all Niggaz Better Recognize": Hip Hop's Dialectical Struggle for Recognition
JOHN P. PITTMAN	41	(13)
Track 5. Rap Aesthetics: Violence and the Art of Keeping It Real
RICHARD SHUSTERMAN	54	(11)
Track 6. "F**k tha Police [State]": Rap, Warfare, and the Leviathan
JOY JAMES	65	(12)
Disk 3 That's How I'm Livin': Authenticity, Blackness, and Sexuality	77	(40)
Track 7. Does Hip Hop Belong To Me? The Philosophy of Race and Culture
PAUL C. TAYLOR	79	(13)
Track 8. Queen Bees and Big Pimps: Sex and Sexuality in Hip Hop
KATHRYN T. GINES	92	(13)
Track 9. Grown Folks' Business: The Problem of Maturity in Hip Hop
LEWIS GORDON	105	(12)
Disk 4 Word Up! Language, Meaning, and Ethics	117	(42)
Track 10. Knowwhatumsayin'? How Hip-Hop Lyrics Mean
STEPHEN LESTER THOMPSON	119	(14)
Track 11. Girl Got 99 Problems: Is Hip Hop One?
SARAH McGRATH and LIDET TILAHUN	133	(14)
Track 12. "For All My Niggaz and Bitches": Ethics and Epithets
J. ANGELO CORLETT	147	(12)
Disk 5 Fight the Power: Political Philosophy 'n the Hood	159	(46)
Track 13. Microphone Commandos: Rap Music and Political Philosophy
BILL E. LAWSON	161	(12)
Track 14. Halfway Revolution: From That Gangsta Hobbes to Radical Liberals
LIONEL K. McPHERSON	173	(10)
Track 15. Criminal Justice Minded: Retribution, Punishment, and Authority
ERIN I. KELLY	183	(10)
Track 16. Gettin' Dis'd and Gettin' Paid: Rectifying Injustice
RODNEY C. ROBERTS	193
After...Word! The Philosophy of the Hip-Hop Battle
MARCYLIENA MORGAN	205	(8)
Beats & Rhymes! A Selected Discography	213	(4)
The Crew	217	(6)
The Hip-Hop Head Index	223