24 Bars to Kill

Hip Hop, Aspiration, and Japan's Social Margins

von Andrew B. Armstrong

204 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The most clearly identifiable and popular form of Japanese hip-hop, "ghetto" or "gangsta" music has much in common with its corresponding American subgenres, including its portrayal of life on the margins, confrontational style, and aspirational "rags-to-riches" narratives. Contrary to depictions of an ethnically and economically homogeneous Japan, gangsta J-hop gives voice to the suffering, deprivation, and social exclusion experienced by many modern Japanese. 24 Bars to Kill offers a fascinating ethnographic account of this music as well as the subculture around it, showing how gangsta hip-hop arises from widespread dissatisfaction and malaise.

• Reihe: Dance and Performance Studies
• Themen: Kunst Musik Stile und Gattungen Unterhaltungsmusik, Popmusik
• ISBN: 9781807581077
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books