{"product_id":"la-verdad-an-international-dialogue-on-hip-hop-latinidades-paperback","title":"La Verdad: An International Dialogue on Hip Hop Latinidades - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelissa Castillo-Garsow\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom its earliest days, hip hop was more than just music, encapsulating the ideas of community and exchange. Artists like Mellow Man Ace and Kid Frost opened doors by infusing Spanish into their lyrics, calling for racial and social equality; others employed hip hop to comment on the effects of neo-liberalization and global capital. In recent decades, the cultural exchange has expanded-the music traveling from the United States to Latin America and back as visual artists, music producers, MCs, vocalists, and dancers combine their Latin cultures with influences from north of the U.S. border to create new artistic experiences. And while there is an extensive body of work on U.S. hip hop, it continues to evolve in an increasingly multilingual, multiethnic, intergenerational, and global collection of cultural expressions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A truly international effort, \u003ci\u003eLa Verdad\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eAn International Dialogue on Hip Hop Latinidades\u003c\/i\u003e brings together exciting new work about Latino\/a hip hop across more than a dozen countries, from scholars and practitioners in the United States and in Latin America, highlighting in new ways the participation of women, indigenous peoples, and Afro-descendants in a reimagined global, hip hop nation. From graffitera crews in Costa Rica and Nicaragua to Mexican hip hop in New York, from Aymara rap in Bolivia to Chicano rap in Taiwan, this volume explodes stereotypes of who and how hip hop is consumed, lived, and performed. Examining hip hop movements in Spanish, English, Portuguese, Aymara, and Creole, \u003ci\u003eLa Verdad\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that Latino hip hop is a multilingual expression of gender, indigeneity, activism, and social justice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelissa Castillo-Garsow is a PhD candidate in American Studies and African American Studies at Yale University. Jason Nichols is a full-time lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland and Editor in Chief of \u003ci\u003eWords Beats \u0026amp; Life: The Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 313\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130550947975,"sku":"9780814253717","price":71.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/56ca1604ef521c5f8b24a6ede7077803.webp?v=1732611805","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/la-verdad-an-international-dialogue-on-hip-hop-latinidades-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}