Songs in the Key of Black Life: A Rhythm and Blues Nation
- Author: Neal, Mark Anthony
Neal avoids polemics on the lyrical banality of black music or the over-hyped, oversexed videos pervading Black Entertainment Television. He redefines the terrain by advancing a discussion of... — More…
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Contents
- Acknowledgments Prologue Introduction Rhythm
- 1. Revolutionary Mixtape
- 2. Grown Ass Women
- 3. Digging the Scene (with the Gangsta Lean)
- 4. Habermas in the Hood
- 5. Sexual Healing (the Oh My! Interlude)
- 6. The E-Double and the Trouble Man
- 7. Bellbottoms, Bluebelles, and the Funke-Ass White Girl
- 8. Nuyorican Nostalgia
- 9. Some Otha Shit And Blues
- 10. Radio Free Soul
- 11. Big Pimpin'
- 12. But It's Not a Rap CD
- 13. Three the Hard Way