Hip Hop Versus Rap

What is the real hip hop? To whom does hip hop belong? And for what constructive purposes can hip hop be put to use? These are three key questions posed by hip hop activists in Hip Hop Versus Rap, which explores the politics of cultural authenticity, ownership and uplift in London's post hip hop scene. The book is an ethnographic study of the identity, role, formation, and practices of the organic intellectuals that populate and propagate this 'conscious' hip hop milieu.

Patrick Turner is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Bath-Spa University, UK.

Introduction Chapter 1. Tending the Conscious Hip Hop Family Chapter 2. Hip Hop Esoterics: Energy and Consciousness Chapter 3. From Periphrasis to Personal Development: A Cultural Biography of a Hip Hop Poet and Teacher Chapter 4. 'Life-Bars' For Grime Prevention Chapter 5. White Boy Hip Hop Suite: Hip Hop Theatre and the Colouring of Culture Conclusion Method Coda