Waubonsee Community College

It's bigger than hip-hop, the rise of the post-hip-hop generation, M.K. Asante, Jr

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-265) and indexFilmography: pages 267-269

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It's bigger than hip-hop

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M.K. Asante, Jr

the rise of the post-hip-hop generation

It's Bigger Than Hip Hop takes a bold look at the rise of a generation that sees beyond the smoke and mirrors of corporate-manufactured hip hop and is building a movement that will change not only the face of pop culture, but the world. M.K. Asante, Jr., a young firebrand poet, professor, filmmaker, and activist who represents this new movement, uses hip hop as a springboard for a larger discussion about the urgent social and political issues affecting the post-hip-hop generation, a new wave of youth searching for an understanding of itself outside the self-destructive, corporate hip-hop monopoly. Through insightful anecdotes, scholarship, personal encounters, and conversations with youth across the globe as well as icons such as Chuck D and Maya Angelou, Asante illuminates a shift that can be felt in the crowded spoken-word joints in post-Katrina New Orleans, seen in the rise of youth-led organizations committed to social justice, and heard around the world chanting "It's bigger than hip hop."

The post-hip-hop generation -- Keepin' it real vs. reel -- What's really hood? : a conversation with the African-American ghetto -- It's bigger than hip hop -- It's bigger than hip hop : time line (1965-1993) -- Old white men (or, who owns hip hop?) -- Beyond Jena : free 'em all -- FTP -- Universal language -- Two sets of notes -- By any medium necessary -- Change clothes (state property) -- Conquering the [division] -- A lesson before dying : a phone interview with hip hop