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The Vinyl Ain't Final examines hip-hop, as music, dance, business, politics and lifestyle, in the context of the global reach of black popular culture in the contemporary world. Divided into two sections - the first focussing on US hip-hop, the second on global variations - the collection includes essays by academics, journalists, political activists and hip-hop practitioners, and provides a breadth of opinion and diversity of subject matter that constitutes a valuable addition to the current body of work on hip-hop and black popular culture.
The essays focussing...