Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power

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In Somebody Scream, Marcus Reeves explores hip-hop music and its politics. Looking at ten artists that have impacted rap―from Run-DMC (Black Pop in a B-Boy Stance) to Eminem (Vanilla Nice)―and puts their music and celebrity in a larger socio-political context. In doing so, he tells the story of hip hop's rise from New York-based musical form to commercial music revolution to unifying expression for a post-Black power generation.

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In Somebody Scream, Marcus Reeves explores hip-hop music and its politics. Looking at ten artists that have impacted rap―from Run-DMC (Black Pop in a B-Boy Stance) to Eminem (Vanilla Nice)―and puts their music and celebrity in a larger socio-political context. In doing so, he tells the story of hip hop's rise from New York-based musical form to commercial music revolution to unifying expression for a post-Black power generation.

In Somebody Scream, Marcus Reeves explores hip-hop music and its politics. Looking at ten artists that have impacted rap―from Run-DMC (Black Pop in a B-Boy Stance) to Eminem (Vanilla Nice)―and puts their music and celebrity in a larger socio-political context. In doing so, he tells the story of hip hop's rise from New York-based musical form to commercial music revolution to unifying expression for a post-Black power generation.

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