That's the Joint!

<p>This newly expanded and revised second edition of <em>That's the Joint!</em> brings together the most important and up-to-date hip-hop scholarship in one comprehensive volume. Presented thematically the selections address the history of hip-hop identity politics of the hip-hop nation debates of street authenticity social movements and activism aesthetics technologies of production hip-hop as a cultural industry and much more. Further this new edition also includes greater coverage of gender racial diversity in hip-hop hip-hop’s global influences and examines hip-hop's role in contemporary politics.</p><p>With pedagogical features including author biographies headnotes summarizing key points of articles and discussion questions <em>That's the Joint!</em> is essential reading for anyone seeking deeper understanding of the profound impact of hip-hop as an intellectual aesthetic and cultural movement.</p>