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It's been constantly shocking how resilient and expansive Hip Hop is.
— Tricia RoseHip-hop scholar and cultural critic; author of "Black Noise
Sometimes, rappers' lyrics really do offer gripping tales of loss, sorrow, exploitation, rage, confinement, hopelessness, and despair about conditions that are denied in the larger society.
— Tricia RoseHip-hop scholar and cultural critic; author of "Black Noise
Society at large only sporadically pays attention to the extraordinarily despair-producing conditions in which young black poor youth attempt to survive.
— Tricia RoseHip-hop scholar and cultural critic; author of "Black Noise
Hip-hop gives a ground-level view of what it might mean to live under what are nearly warlike conditions in communities that face a myriad of daunting circumstances.
— Tricia RoseHip-hop scholar and cultural critic; author of "Black Noise
A good deal of hip hop speaks and has always spoken openly and in depth about aspects of black urban poverty, particularly the grip that street culture has on many young people.
— Tricia RoseHip-hop scholar and cultural critic; author of "Black Noise
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