Hip Hop's Amnesia

Hip Hop's Amnesia

From Blues and the Black Women's Club Movement to Rap and the Hip Hop Movement

by Reiland Rabaka

354 pages· 2012· ISBN 9780739174920
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What did rap music and hip hop culture inherit from the spirituals, classic blues, ragtime, classic jazz, and bebop? What did rap music and hip hop culture inherit from the Black Women's Club Movement, New Negro Movement, Harlem Renaissance, Hipster Movement, and Black Muslim Movement? In Hip Hop's Amnesia award-winning author, spoken-word artist, and multi-instrumentalist Reiland Rabaka answers these questions by rescuing and reclaiming the often-overlooked early twentieth century origins and evolution of rap music and hip hop culture.

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