RT Book
T1 Holy hip hop in the City of Angels
T2 Music of the African diaspora
JF Music of the African diaspora
A1 Zanfagna, Christina
LA English
PP Oakland, California
PB University of Californiarnia Press
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1565969715
AB "In the 1990s, Los Angeles was home to numerous radical social and environmental eruptions. In the face of several major earthquakes and floods, riots and economic insecurity, police brutality and mass incarceration, some young black Angelenos turned to holy hip hop--a movement merging Christianity and hip hop culture--to 'save' themselves and the city. Converting street corners to airborne churches and gangsta rap beats into anthems of praise, holy hip hoppers used gospel rap to navigate complicated social and spiritual realities and to transform the Southland's fractured terrains into musical Zions. Armed with beats, rhymes, and Bibles, they journeyed through black Lutheran congregations, prison ministries, African churches, reggae dancehalls, hip hop clubs, Nation of Islam meetings, and Black Lives Matter marches. Zanfagna's fascinating ethnography provides a contemporary and unique view of black LA, offering a much-needed perspective on how music and religion intertwine in people's everyday experiences."--Provided by publisher
NO Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index
CN ML3921.8.R36
SN 9780520296206
SN 0520296206
K1 Rap (Music) : Religious aspects
K1 Christian rap (Music)
K1 Rap (Music) : History and criticism : California : Los Angeles