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A predominantly African-American musical style that first gained prominence in the late 1970s. It is characterized by semi-spoken rhymes declaimed over a rhythmic musical backing, drawn from the sampling of pre-existing recordings and the use of DJ mixing techniques. Grove Music Online

 

Keywords

  • Rap music
  • Rap musicians
  • Freedom of Speech
  • Hip-hop
  • Censorship
 

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    Reference Books

    International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences - "Hip Hop"
    Call Number: REF H40.A2 I5 2008

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    Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America
    Call Number: REF JC599 .U5 E53 2005

    Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties
    Call Number: REF KF4747.5 .E53 2006

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    Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture
    Call Number: REF ML102 .R27 B96 2006

    Encyclopedia of Black Studies
    Call Number: REF E185 .E554 2005

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    Encyclopedia of the United States Constitution
    Call Number: REF KF4548.5 .S38 2009
    "Music censorship"

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    Encyclopedia of children, adolescents, and the media
    Call Number: REF HQ784.M3 E53 2007
    "Hip Hop..." "Music Genres, Hip Hop"

     
     

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