The Vinyl Ain't Final | Dipannita Basu & Sydney Lemelle

From the front lines of hip hop culture and music in the USA, Britain, France, Japan, Germany, Hawaii, Tanzania, Cuba, Samoa and South Africa, academics, poets, practitioners, journalists, and political commentators explore hip hop -- both as a culture and as a commodity.

From the political economy of the South African music industry to the cultural resistance forged by Afro-Asian hip hop, this potent mix of contributors provides a unique critical insight into the implications of hip hop globally and locally.

Indispensable for fans of hip hop culture and music, this book will also appeal to anyone interested in cultural production, cultural politics and the implications of the huge variety of forms hip hop encompasses.

The book was published in 2006, but hasn't lost its relevance as a broad study of hip hop culture. It might even be more interesting to read now with the added knowledge of the last 15 years of hip hop and the increasing commodification of Black culture.

Paperback | 288 pages | ISBN 9780745319407