Powered by a driving beat; clever lyrics; and assertive attitudes; rap music and hip hop culture have engrossed American youth since the mid-1980s. Although the first rappers were African Americans; rap and hip hop culture quickly spread to other ethnic groups who have added their own cultural elements to the music. Chicano Rap offers the first in-depth look at how Chicano/a youth have adopted and adapted rap music and hip hop culture to express their views on gender and violence; as well as on how Chicano/a youth fit into a globalizing world.Pancho McFarland examines over five hundred songs and seventy rap artists from all the major Chicano rap regionsmdash;San Diego; San Francisco and Northern California; Texas; and Chicago and the Midwest. He discusses the cultural; political; historical; and economic contexts in which Chicano rap has emerged and how these have shaped the violence and misogyny often expressed in Chicano rap and hip hop. In particular; he argues that the misogyny and violence of Chicano rap are direct outcomes of the "patriarchal dominance paradigm" that governs human relations in the United States. McFarland also explains how globalization; economic restructuring; and the conservative shift in national politics have affected Chicano/a youth and Chicano rap. He concludes with a look at how Xicana feminists; some Chicano rappers; and other cultural workers are striving to reach Chicano/a youth with a democratic; peaceful; empowering; and liberating message.
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