The Birth of Ghanaian Hiplife: From Black Styles to Proverbial Speech in African Hip Hop

Authors

Jesse Weaver Shipley, Haverford CollegeFollow

Document Type

Book

Role

Contributor

Publication

Hip hop Africa : new African music in a globalizing world

Publisher

Indiana University Press

Availability

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Standard Number

9780253003072

Publication Date

2012

Abstract

Mine is the lead essay in this volume marking the social and historical significance of hip-hop and disaporic culture in Africa.

Repository Citation

Shipley, Jesse Weaver. "The Birth of Ghanaian Hiplife: From Black Styles to Proverbial Speech in African Hip Hop." Hip Hop Africa: New African Music in a Globalizing World. Ed. Eric S. Charry. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 2012. N. pag. Print.