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Five Percenter Rap
Felicia M. Miyakawa
其他書名
God Hop's Music, Message, and Black Muslim Mission
出版Indiana University Press, 2005
主題Music / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip HopMusic / Religious / MuslimMusic / Genres & Styles / GeneralSocial Science / Regional Studies
ISBN9780253345745025334574X
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=RYDz9CzQtAQC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The Five Percent Nation is a controversial organization and a substantial cultural force. Also known as Five Percenters, this offshoot of the Nation of Islam has employed commercial rap, or God Hop, to teach its beliefs, comment on relevant issues, and recruit new members. Rap artists such as Erykah Badu and Queen Latifah are past members of the Five Percent Nation; GURU and Wu-Tang Clan are currently affiliated.Five Percenter Rap: God Hop's Music, Message, and Black Muslim Mission examines the phenomenon from musical, historical, and cultural perspectives. Such a kaleidoscopic approach is necessary given the Five Percent Nation's complex theology--grounded in Black Muslim traditions, black nationalism, Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) symbolism, Masonic mysticism, and Gnostic spirituality--its historical ties to major movements and moments in American history, and its deep involvement with popular culture.