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dc.contributor.authorZanfagna, Christina
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-06 00:00:00
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-01T13:26:43Z
dc.date.available2020-04-01T13:26:43Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier635200
dc.identifierOCN: 1237651894en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31193
dc.description.abstractIn the 1990s, Los Angeles was home to numerous radical social and environmental eruptions. In the face of several major earthquakes and floods, riots and economic insecurity, police brutality and mass incarceration, some young black Angelenos turned to holy hip hop—a movement merging Christianity and hip hop culture—to “save” themselves and the city. Converting street corners to open-air churches and gangsta rap beats into anthems of praise, holy hip hoppers used gospel rap to navigate complicated social and spiritual realities and to transform the Southland’s fractured terrains into musical Zions. Armed with beats, rhymes, and bibles, they journeyed through black Lutheran congregations, prison ministries, African churches, reggae dancehalls, hip hop clubs, Nation of Islam meetings, and Black Lives Matter marches. Zanfagna’s fascinating ethnography provides a contemporary and unique view of black LA, offering a much-needed perspective on how music and religion intertwine in people’s everyday experiences.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Musicen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: generalen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studiesen_US
dc.subject.othergospel rap
dc.subject.otherzion
dc.subject.otherhip hop culture
dc.subject.otherconversion
dc.subject.otherchurch
dc.subject.otherlos angeles
dc.subject.otherearthquake
dc.subject.otherchristianity
dc.subject.otherholy hip hop
dc.subject.otherInglewood
dc.subject.otherCalifornia
dc.subject.otherPastor
dc.titleHoly Hip Hop in the City of Angels
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.1525/luminos.35
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy72f3a53e-04bb-4d73-b921-22a29d903b3b
oapen.relation.isbn9780520968790
oapen.pages218
oapen.place.publicationOakland
oapen.remark.publicRelevant Wikipedia pages: Christian hip hop - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_hip_hop; Hip hop - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop; Hip hop music - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music; Inglewood, California - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inglewood,_California; Los Angeles - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles; Pastor - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastor
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