Queer Voices in Hip Hop: Cultures, Communities, and Contemporary Performance

Queer Voices in Hip Hop: Cultures, Communities, and Contemporary Performance

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02 Nov, 2022

Notions of hip hop authenticity, as expressed both within hip hop communities and in the larger American culture, rely on the construction of the rapper as...

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ISBN-10:

0472055682

ISBN-13:

9780472055685

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Dimensions

8.70 X 6.20 X 0.70 inches

Language

English

Description

Notions of hip hop authenticity, as expressed both within hip hop communities and in the larger American culture, rely on the construction of the rapper as a Black, masculine, heterosexual, cisgender man who enacts a narrative of struggle and success. In Queer Voices in Hip Hop, Lauron J. Kehrer turns our attention to openly queer and trans rappers and positions them within a longer Black queer musical lineage. Combining musical, textual, and visual analysis with reception history, this book reclaims queer involvement in hip hop by tracing the genre's beginnings within Black and Latinx queer music-making practices and spaces, demonstrating that queer and trans rappers draw on Ballroom and other cultural expressions particular to queer and trans communities of color in their work in order to articulate their subject positions. By centering the performances of openly queer and trans artists of color, Queer Voices in Hip Hop reclaims their work as essential to the development and persistence of hip hop in the United States as it tells the story of hip hop's queer roots.

Product Details

ISBN-10

:0472055682

ISBN-13

:9780472055685

Publisher

:University of Michigan Press

Publication date

: 02 Nov, 2022

Format

:PAPERBACK

Language

:English

Reading Level

: All

No. of Units

:1

Dimension

: 8.70 X 6.20 X 0.70 inches

Weight

:227 g

Editorial Reviews

"Kehrer's text is necessary addition to hip-hop pedagogy, celebrating the work of gender, queer studies, and music scholars through their interpolation of relevant works to tackle contemporary issues. The text truly focuses on the voices: individuals, their stories and contributions, and their efforts for placemaking and humanizing queer perspectives in hip hop while challenging industry expectations."
-Notes: the Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association-- "Notes: the Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association"

About the Author

Lauron J. Kehrer is Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology at Western Michigan University.

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