{"product_id":"other-peoples-property-a-shadow-history-of-hip-hop-in-white-america","title":"Other People's Property: A Shadow History of Hip-Hop in White America","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eOther People's Property: A Shadow History of Hip-Hop in White America\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJason Tanz\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781596912731\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBloomsbury USA\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2007\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the last quarter-century hip-hop has grown from an esoteric form of African-American expression to become the dominant form of American popular culture. Today, Snoop Dogg shills for Chrysler and white kids wear Fubu, the black-owned label whose name stands for For Us, By Us. This is not the first time that black music has been appreciated, adopted, and adapted by white audiences--think jazz, blues, and rock--but Jason Tanz, a white boy who grew up in the suburban Northwest, says that hip-hop's journey through white America provides a unique window to examine the racial dissonance that has become a fact of our national life. In such culture-sharing Tanz sees white Americans struggling with their identity, and wrestling (often unsuccessfully) with the legacy of race. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo support his anecdotally driven history of hip-hop's cross-over to white America, Tanz conducts dozens of interviews with fans, artists, producers, and promoters, including some of hip-hop's most legendary figures--such as Public Enemy's Chuck D; white rapper MC Serch; and former \u003ci\u003eYo! MTV Raps\u003c\/i\u003e host Fab 5 Freddy. He travels across the country, visiting nerdcore rappers in Seattle, who rhyme about Star Wars conventions; a group of would-be gangstas in a suburb so insulated it's called the bubble; a break-dancing class at the upper-crusty New Canaan Tap Academy; and many more. Drawing on the author's personal experience as a white fan as well as his in-depth knowledge of hip-hop's history, \u003ci\u003eOther People's Property\u003c\/i\u003e provides a hard-edged, thought-provoking, and humorous snapshot of the particularly American intersection of race, commerce, culture, and identity.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Other People's Property: A Shadow History of Hip-Hop in White America | Jason Tanz | Hardcover | 9781596912731 | Used: Like New | Music \u0026 Performing Arts 1655316","offer_id":48415393939608,"sku":"1655316","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/51R3kiwq9jS.jpg?v=1773332106","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/other-peoples-property-a-shadow-history-of-hip-hop-in-white-america","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}