The musicalization of 'reality': Reality rap and rap reality on Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 405-421

  Danielsen, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hip hop music; Music and documentary; Music and reality; Public Enemy; Reality rap

Indexed keywords

EID: 54549110201     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: 14603551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367549408094980     Document Type: Article

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