Hip Hop Africa

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Readers with interests in African hip hop and urban youth cultures will find this book indispensable. * African Studies Review * Impressively details hip hop's evolution throughout Africa . . . [and] presents important arguments in African hip hop scholarship, including discussions on African hip hop's linkages with US hip hop, and debates over authenticity and imitation. . . . . The authors in the volume provide extensive background information on hip hop's evolution throughout Africa . . . much of the volume's strength lies in its examination of local hip hop scenes . . . a good look urban music in Africa . . . a solid contribution to scholarship on African hip hop.2013 * African Studies Quarterly * Hip Hop Africa is recommended for scholars and students with an interest in contemporary African popular culture and urbanism. Given the breadth of its content, it will be a particularly useful resource for graduate and undergraduate courses on global hip hop, African popular music, and urban African culture. * Research in African Literatures * [Eric Charry] has assembled remarkable essays by experts who offer deep historical and cultural connections showing how Africans shape rap to fit their local circumstances. * Africa Today * Hip Hop Africa is a welcome addition to the literature on popular culture and music in Africa. * Journal of African Cultural Studies * [R]eaders interested in contemporary African culture, hip-hop, world music, globalization, and youth cultural identities in the twenty-first century should find Charry's Hip Hop Africa to be a useful addition to their libraries. * Black Camera *