Electro-Rap
Afrofuturism and Science Fiction in Early Hip-Hop
Electro-Rap
Afrofuturism and Science Fiction in Early Hip-Hop
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Description
The culture of hip-hop shifted dramatically soon after the first wave of studio-recorded vinyl releases at the turn of the 1980s. Drawing upon science fiction, electro, and Afrofuturism, this book presents a sociocultural study of their impact and influence on the formative years of recorded hip-hop.
de Paor-Evans reveals a parallel and occasionally dialectical evolution of hip-hop music spawned from transatlantic, transdisciplinary, and transcultural engagements and unearths linkages between innovations in music technology, fantasy, folklore, arcade and video gaming, non-white diasporas, and transglobal politics of the time.
Historically located between 1982 and 1987, the book takes exemplary well-known and equally obscure records from both sides of the Atlantic. It makes visible the greater significance of formative and future hip-hop culture in other musics and broader society.
Table of Contents
2. From Arthur Baker to Newcleus: The Pioneers of Electro Rap
3. Arcades and Video Games: The Protagonist's Journey
4. Abstractions of Space: Fantasy, Reality and Social Context
5. Afrofuturist Directions: Past, Present and Future in Hip-Hop and Broader Society
6. Conclusion: A New Hip-Hop Futurism
Product details
| Published | Jan 08 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 240 |
| ISBN | 9781501354472 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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