A study of language and ideology in Rap Music

This study examined the language of Hip-Hop songs and ideology of the artists as reflected through their songs. The study was based on the theory that Hip-Hop or rap songs are legitimate artforms because of their use of poetic elements such as figuration, figures of sound, symbolism, and ambiguity....

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Main Author: Jordan, Augustus, III
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center 1998
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/3334
http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4857&context=dissertations