The Griot Tradition As Remixed Through Hip Hop
Straight Outta Africa
Abstract
Although Hip Hop is known to come from the streets of South Bronx, New York, its origins go far deeper than that. Unconsciously, the innovative souls of the 1970s Hip Hop movement demonstrated the captivating, vibrational sound of the five regions in Africa: Northern Africa, Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Thus, The Griot Tradition as Remixed through Hip Hop: Straight Outta Africa fleshes out the common threads of Hip Hop’s creative genius across the African diaspora and provides an analytical rubric as a guide to a greater understanding of Hip Hop. The author, Frederick Gooding, examines why Hip Hop holds such an important place within contemporary culture in order to determine how a genre that was so controversial and marginal could become mainstream and central. Through the use of various genres, artists, styles, sounds, images, and rhetorical techniques, Gooding analyzes how Hip Hop, when seen through the lens of African connection, can be appreciated for its regenerative and connective power to create relationships between people both nationally and internationally.
Schlagworte
Musicology Africa African American Music African American Studies African Diaspora African Hip Hop Africana Studies Hip Hop Hip Hop Studies History Diaspora Ethnic Studies Pop Culture- i–xxii Preface i–xxii
- 21–34 Down by Law 21–34
- 35–44 The Drum Speaks 35–44
- 57–84 Sound Reasoning 57–84
- 119–134 Conclusion 119–134
- 135–140 Bibliography 135–140
- 141–144 Index 141–144
- 145–146 About the Author 145–146