East African Hip Hop – Youth Culture and Globalization Ntarangwi Paperback

East African Hip HopYouth Culture and Globalization\nAuthor(s): Mwenda Ntarangwi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252076534, 978-0252076534\nSynopsis\nIn this book, Mwenda Ntarangwi analyzes how young hip hop artists in the East African nations of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania showcase the opportunities and challenges brought by the globalization of music. Combining local popular music traditions with American and Jamaican styles of rap, East African hip hop culture reflects the difficulty of creating commercially accessible music while honoring tradition and East African culture. Ntarangwi pays special attention to growing cross-border exchanges within East African hip hop, collaborations in recording music and performances, and themes and messages that transcend local geographic boundaries. \n\nIn using hip hop as a medium for discussing changes in East African political, economic, and soci.