Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (743 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385318731 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fight the Power Analysis Aaron Dolezal Fight The Power, by Chuck D examined everything in the current world today from the education system right down to where he thinks our culture is headed and why. Chuck D breaks everything down in the world and examines it to the fullest. At first glance it may seem like he is a grumpy, washed up rapper but look closer and you will find so much more meaning in the words than you can possibly imagine. Like in the following quote, "Whatever you do, don't go to war for your country." Chuck D is very opinonated and set in his ways. He goes into a full chapter a. Marie N. Pierre said Rap the truth about the game ChuckD keeps it real. This was an honest account about one of the Iconz of the rap game. He gave a background about his family life that took us back to the 1960s in New York City. He was a cool kid who got in heavy into the hip hop game from college. Perhaps that set the tone for the book in my view. For Chuck D. Rap and Hip Hop are educational vehicle more than just news reporters about urban life. He insisted that only through education and higher learning are black folks in oppressive conditions around the world and mostly in the inner cities ever going to free themselves. . A blueprint for empowerment! A Customer "RAP, RACE and REALITY by Chuck D (with Yusuf Jah) is a blueprint for empowerment! Chuck, master orator and ever the visionary, offers keen observations to help this generation recognize and understand the interaction of prophets, players and pawns in our society. He offers insights into a range of diverse factors which contribute to the current state of Blackness in the world and outlines an action plan to help us combat these forces.Chuck ties it all together in a cohesive fashion which makes knowing what we need to do plain and simple. I couldn't put it
In his unmistakable voice, Chuck discusses the role of heroes and role models in the black community, Hollywood's negative images of blacks, the effect of gangsta rap, its images on the country's youth and the war between east and west coast rappers that may have spawned the murder of Tupac Shakur, the role of athletes and entertainers in eroding and strengthening values, and other vital contemporary concerns. All while maintaining his solo and Public Enemy's recording careers.Fight the Power examines a multitude of complex social, racial and artistic issues. For the pa
"Chuck D is the towering artist of Hip-Hop culture.His voice challenges all of us!"--Cornel West, author of Race Matters"Fight the Power will raise some hackles, generate some furor, and, most importantly, get people thinking about the way things are, and why."--Chicago Sun-Times"Gives free rein to hip-hop's longest-standing cultural watchdog.Anyone who expresses support for both Tupac and C. Delores Tucker in one book is worth listening to."--The Source