pt. 1. The Sociocultural History and Aesthetics of Rap Music. 1. The Roots and Stylistic Foundation of the Rap Music Tradition. 2. The Development of the Rap Music Tradition. 3. The Explosion of Rap Music in the Musical Mainstream. 4. Expanding Frontiers: Rap Music, 1990-2000. 5. Street Production: The Aesthetics of Style and Performance in the Rap Music Tradition -- pt. 2. The Critical Perspectives of Rap Music and the Hip-Hop Nation. 6. Issues, Conflicts, and Conspiracies: The Hip-Hop Nation at a Crossroad. 7. Daughters of the Blues: Women, Race, and Class Representation in Rap Music Performance. 8. Visualizing Beats and Rhymes -- Glossary of Common Rap Music Terms.
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