Pulse of the People: Political Rap Music and Black Politics

Hip—Hop music encompasses an extraordinarily diverse range of approaches to politics. Some rap and Hip—Hop artists engage directly with elections and social justice organizations; others may use their platform to call out discrimination, poverty, sexism, racism, police brutality, and other social ills. In Pulse of the People, Lakeyta M. Bonnette illustrates the ways rap music serves as a vehicle for the expression and advancement of the political thoughts of urban Blacks, a population frequ...