{"product_id":"chicago-hustle-and-flow-9780816692293","title":"Chicago Hustle and Flow","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In shifting the emphasis away from textual analysis of rap songs and toward artists’ understandings of their own practices and identities, \u003ci\u003eChicago Hustle and Flow\u003c\/i\u003e avoids the most common pitfalls of hip-hop studies texts. Many scholars have written about gangsta rap, but Geoff Harkness’s committed qualitative approach and vividly drawn setting are deep breaths of fresh air.\" —Michael Jeffries, author of \u003ci\u003eThug Life: Race, Gender, and the Meaning of Hip-Hop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"While the title of this rather academic text hints at Harkness’s intimate, sometimes engrossing perspective on Chicago gangsta rap, he cast a wide enough net to show the challenges aspiring Chicago MCs faced when this city was still considered a hip-hop flyover zone.\"—\u003ci\u003eChicago Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A must read that will make an impact on and contribution to the literature on the political economy of black music.\"—\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A worthy read about a worthy region.\"—\u003ci\u003eRoy Christopher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is not just about rappers and gangs. It is about a bigger picture, one that is a reflection of a class and racially divided society.\"—\u003ci\u003eCriminal Justice Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Harkness’s approach is wonderfully refreshing. . . \u003ci\u003eChicago Hustle and Flow \u003c\/i\u003eis required reading for anyone wanting a peak inside a major city’s underground rap scene.\"—\u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Geoff Harkness’s book is a sincere and genuine urban ethnography of the underground rap science in the post millennium period. . . it is plainly apparent that Harkness had a genuine connection with the artists he interviewed.\"—\u003ci\u003eEthnic and Racial Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eChicago Hustle and Flow] \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a much-needed alternative representation of young men struggling with a daily life of inequality.\"—\u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChicago Hustle and Flow \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling book. . . The author does an excellent job of humanizing his interview subjects (again breaking down stereotypes) and providing readers with a perspective that few would otherwise get to experience.\"—\u003ci\u003ePopular Music and Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChicago Hustle and Flow\u003c\/i\u003e offers a compelling case study of the vital musical microscenes in the Windy City, revealing the dynamics of race and social class.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of African American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. Welcome to the Terrordome: Chicago’s Gangsta-Rap Microscene\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Who Shot Ya: A Tale of Two Gangsta-Rap Rivals\u003cbr\u003e2. The Blueprint: Social Class and the Rise of the Rap Hustler\u003cbr\u003e3. Bangin’ on Wax: Recording Studios as Symbolic Spaces\u003cbr\u003e4. In Da Club: How Social Class Shapes the Performative Context\u003cbr\u003e5. Capital Punishment: Crime and Risk Management in the Rap Game\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion. Rap Hustlers or Sucker MCs?\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue. Six Years Later\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405974413655,"sku":"9780816692293","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780816692293.jpg?v=1730494105","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chicago-hustle-and-flow-9780816692293","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}