Talking 'bout your mama : the dozens, snaps, and the deep roots of rap
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014].
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0199394040, 9780199394043
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014].
Format
Book
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xi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
ISBN
0199394040, 9780199394043
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Hardcover edition published under the title: The dozens : a history of rap's mama.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"At its simplest, the dozens is a comic concatenation of "yo' mama" jokes. At its most complex, it is a form of social interaction that reaches back to African ceremonial rituals. Whether considered vernacular poetry, verbal dueling, a test of street cool, or just a mess of dirty insults, the dozens has been a basic building block of African-American culture. A game which could inspire raucous laughter or escalate to violence, it provided a wellspring of rhymes, attitude, and raw humor that has influenced pop musicians from Jelly Roll Morton to Ice Cube. Wald explores the depth of the dozens' roots, looking at mother-insulting and verbal combat from Greenland to the sources of the Niger, and shows its breadth of influence in the seminal writings of Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston; the comedy of Richard Pryor and George Carlin; the dark humor of the blues; the hip slang and competitive jamming of jazz; and most recently in the improvisatory battling of rap. A forbidden language beneath the surface of American popular culture, the dozens links children's clapping rhymes to low-down juke joints and the most modern street verse to the earliest African American folklore."--Publisher's website.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wald, E. (2014). Talking 'bout your mama: the dozens, snaps, and the deep roots of rap . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wald, Elijah. 2014. Talking 'bout Your Mama: The Dozens, Snaps, and the Deep Roots of Rap. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wald, Elijah. Talking 'bout Your Mama: The Dozens, Snaps, and the Deep Roots of Rap Oxford University Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wald, Elijah. Talking 'bout Your Mama: The Dozens, Snaps, and the Deep Roots of Rap Oxford University Press, 2014.
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