{"product_id":"its-bigger-than-hip-hop-9780312593025","title":"Its Bigger Than Hip Hop","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt''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 rap and is building a movement that will change not only the face of pop culture, but the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eM. K. Asante, Jr., a passionate young 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 hip-hop and post-hip-hop generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough insightful anecdotes, scholarship, revolutionary rap lyrics, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862540878167,"sku":"9780312593025","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780312593025.jpg?v=1759918074","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/its-bigger-than-hip-hop-9780312593025","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}