The Hip-Hop Underground and African American Culture Beneath the Sur
The underground is a multi-faceted concept in African American culture. Peterson uses Richard Wright, KRS-One, Thelonius Monk, and the tradition of the Underground Railroad to explore the manifestations and the attributes of the underground within the con
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THE HIP-HOP UNDERGROUND AND AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE BENEATH THE SURFACE
James Braxton Peterson
THE HIP-HOP UNDERGROUND AND AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE Copyright © James Braxton Peterson, 2014. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014 978-1-137-30524-4
All rights reserved. First published in 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-45480-8 DOI 10.1057/9781137305251
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Peterson, James Braxton, 1971– The hip-hop underground and African American culture : beneath the surface / James Braxton Peterson. pages cm Summary: “In the Hip Hop Underground and African American Culture, Peterson explores a variety of ‘underground’ concepts at the intersections of African American literature and Hip Hop Culture. From the Underground Railroad to black holes or from kiln holes to solitary confinement, this project makes meaningful connections across multiple iterations of Black concepts of the underground. Since socially conscious Hip Hop music inherits much of its socio-political and figurative significance from the Black underground it functions as a logical recurring subject matter for this study—situated at Black cultural and conceptual crossroads”—Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Hip-hop—United States. 2. Subculture—United States. 3. Counterculture—United States. 4. American literature— African American authors—History and criticism. 5. Literature and society—United States. 6. African Americans—Intellectual life. 7. African Americans—Race identity. 8. African American youth— Social conditions. 9. African Americans—Social conditions—1975– I. Title. E185.86.P525 2014 305.896⬘073—dc23
2014010010
A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Knowledge Works (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: September 2014 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
This book is dedicated to my Dad, Iver A. Peterson Sr. Thank you for teaching me how to excavate
CONTENTS
List of Tables
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
1. Roots, Rhymes, and Rhizomes: An Introduction to Concepts of the Underground in Black Culture
1
2. Verbal and Spatial Masks of the Underground
19
3. The Hip-Hop Underground and African American Culture: The Deep Structure of Black Identity in American Literature
41
4. Defining an Underground at the Intersections of Hip-Hop and African American Cultures
59
5.
A Cipher of the Underground
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