Brithop: The Politics of UK Rap in the New Century

by Justin A Williams and Justin A. Williams

With ongoing debates on Scottish independence, immigration, Britain's place in the EU, multiculturalism, national identity and the specter of a past Empire complicating ethnically-defined notions of "Britishness," the Kingdom seems far from United. As a cultural force that is often discussed as giving voice to the voiceless and empowering marginalized communities, hip-hop has become a space in which to explore and debate these issues-defining global...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190656808
• ISBN13: 9780190656805
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages