1st Edition
Hip-Hop Authenticity and the London Scene Living Out Authenticity in Popular Music
By Laura Speers
Copyright 2017
176 Pages
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Routledge
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Routledge
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This book explores the highly-valued, and often highly-charged, ideal of authenticity in hip-hop — what it is, why it is important, and how it affects the day-to-day life of rap artists. By analyzing the practices, identities, and struggles that shape the lives of rappers in the London scene, the study exposes the strategies and tactics that hip-hop practitioners engage in to negotiate... Read more
Introduction
1. Keepin’ it Real: Authenticity Debates and Global Hip-Hop
2. Setting the Scene: The Changing Context of the London Hip-Hop Scene
3. Negotiating Struggle in Everyday Life
4. Strategies and Tactics: Living Out Authenticity
5. Towards a New Conceptualization of Authenticity
Biography
Laura Speers is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries at King’s College London, UK. Her research interests include popular music, creativity and everyday life.
