Table of Contents

1. A Gangsta Parable 2. Gangsta's Rap: Black Cultural Studies and the Politics of Representation 3. Alwayz Into Somethin': Gangsta's Emergence in 1980s Los Angeles 4. Straight Outta Compton: Ghetto Discourses and the Geographies of Gangsta 5. The Nigga Ya Love To Hate: Badman Lore and Gangsta Rap 6. Who's the Mack? Rap Performance and Trickster Tales 7. It's a Doggy-Dogg World: The G-Funk Era and the Post-Soul Family 8. Tupac Shakur and the Legacies of Gangsta

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Focusing on the artists Ice Cube, Dr Dre, the Geto Boys, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur, Quinn explores the origins, development, and immense popularity of gangsta rap. Including detailed readings in urban geography, neoconservative politics, subcultural formations, black cultural debates, and music industry conditions, this book explains how and why this music genre emerged.

About the Author

Eithne Quinn teaches American Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. Her work on rap music, cultural studies, and African American popular culture has appeared in edited books and journals, including the Journal of American Studies and Black Music Research Journal. She lives in Manchester, UK.

Reviews

"Acclaim for "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" "Quinn has produced the richest, most nuanced analysis of 'gangsta rap' I've ever read." - Robin D. G. Kelley, Columbia University"

"Acclaim for "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" "Quinn has produced the richest, most nuanced analysis of 'gangsta rap' I've ever read." - Robin D. G. Kelley, Columbia University"