The languages of global hip-hop

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In the case of hip-hop, the forces of top-down corporatization and bottom-up globalization are inextricably woven. This volume takes the view that hip-hop should not be viewed with this dichotomous dynamic in mind and that this dynamic does not arise solely outside of the continental US. Close analysis of the facts reveals a much more complex situation in which market pressures, local (musical) traditions, linguistic and semiotic intelligibility, as well as each country's particular historico-political past conspire to yield new hybrid expressive genres. This exciting collection looks at lingu. Read more... Content: Notes on Contributors; Introduction: A Fresh Look at Some Old Questions; 1. Multilingualism, Ethnicity and Genre in Germany's Migrant Hip Hop; 2. Kiff my zikmu: Symbolic Dimensions of Arabic, English and Verlan in French Rap Texts; 3. 'We ain't Terrorists but we Droppin' Bombs': Language Use and Localization in Egyptian Hip Hop; 4. Roma Rap and the Black Train: Minority Voices in Hungarian Hip Hop; 5. Empowerment through Taboo: Probing the Sociolinguistic Parameters of German Gangsta Rap Lyrics; 6. Glocalizing Keepin' it Real: South Korean Hip-Hop Playas. Abstract: Looks at linguistic, cultural and economic aspects of hip-hop in parallel using various frameworks of analysis. Read more...