East African Hip Hop

Mwenda Ntarangwi is an associate professor of anthropology at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the author of Gender, Performance, and Identity: Understanding Swahili Cultural Realities Through Songs and coeditor of African Anthropologies: History, Critique and Practice.

• Preface   viiAcknowledgments   xiii1. Globalization and Youth Agency in East Africa   12. Hip Hop and African Identity in Contemporary Globalization   203. Move Over, Boys, the Girls Are Here: Hip Hop and Gendered Identities   444. Economic Change and Political Deception   675. Morality, Health, and the Politics of Sexuality in an Era of HIV/AIDS   936. Staying True to the Cause: Hip Hop's Enduring Social Role   115Appendix: Hip Hop Artistes   123Glossary   129Notes   131References   137Index   155

"A powerful look into global phenomena that have materialized in many countries, including in its home in the United States."--Journal of Folklore Research "Ntarangwi deploys engaging hip-hop lyrics to convey the dynamism of popular culture, as global swagger is localized through inside jokes, allusion to colonial resistance, and earthly discussion of what it takes to survive and thrive. . . . Recommended."--Choice "A groundbreaking book on popular culture."--Pambazuka News "Pioneering, determined, and a timely contribution to scholarship in the area of African emergent cultures."--African Studies Review "This gracefully written book takes East African hip hop music as a revealing entry point into the experiences of youth as they deal with issues of gender, sexuality, economic inequality, and political power. An excellent contribution to anthropology and African studies."--Angelique Haugerud, author of The Culture of Politics in Modern Kenya