The Vinyl Ain't Final : Hip Hop and the Globalization of Black Popular Culture

Timely and nuanced evaluation of the cultural phenomenon of Hip-Hop.

Preface by Robin Kelley, rising star of Black studies in the US.

This book features a roster of US artists and academics and discusses global hip hop culture and music from the US to Samoa!

Topical and lively. In the preface of "The Vinyl Ain't Final", Robin Kelley exclaims 'Hip Hop is Dead!

Long Live Hip Hop', and the rest of the contributors in this edited volume respond by providing critical perspectives that bridge the gap between American-orientated hip hop and its global reach.

From the front lines of hip hop culture and music in the USA, Britain, France, Japan, Germany, Hawaii, Tanzania, Cuba, Samoa and South Africa, academics, poets, practitioners, journalists, and political commentators explore hip hop - both as a culture and as a commodity.

From the political economy of the South African music industry to the cultural resistance forged by Afro-Asian hip hop, this potent mix of contributors provides a unique critical insight into the implications of hip hop globally and locally.Indispensable for fans of hip hop culture and music, this book will also appeal to anyone interested in cultural production, cultural politics and the implications of the huge variety of forms hip hop encompasses.