Lavar Pope’s Rap and Politics: A Case Study of Panther, Gangsta and Hyphy Discourses in Oakland, CA (1965–2010) adds to the growing literature of the use of Black culture and art as a resistance mechanism and a counter-public for Black political experiences, expressions, and opinions in the United States. However, within the field of political science, there does not exist a comprehensive book on Hip-Hop culture focused specifically on one area or region. Thus far, the discipline has observed evaluation of rap music in general or examination of specific subgenres of rap, but not as a regional focus until the release of Pope’s book (Spence 2011; Bonnette 2015). Pope’s book is an excellent addition to political science and to Hip-Hop studies because his comprehensive text focuses on a specific area where Hip-Hop developed and the sound that was created in that area. Therefore, Rap and Politics is...

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