The Hip Hop Generation: The Crisis in African American Culture

Young blacks born between 1965 and 1984 belong to the first generation to have grown up in post-segregation America. Their historical significance is tremendous, but until now there has been no in-depth study of the African American youth who are making this important chapter in our nation's history. Bakari Kitwana, one of black America's sharpest young cultural critics, offers a sobering look at his generation's disproportionate incarceration and unemployment rates, as well as the collapse of its gender relations, and gives his own provocative social and political analysis. He finds the pain of his generation buried in tough, slick gangsta movies, and their voice in the lyrics of rap music, "the black person's CNN." By turns scathing, funny, and analytic, The Hip Hop Generation will stand as the testament of black youth culture at the turn of the century. With extraordinary insight and understanding, Bakari Kitwana has combined the culture and politics of his generation into a pivotal work in American studies.

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-18-2008; Well written, worth the price; This is a well written book, but its in the clearance section for a reason. Its not the most intelligent, and not the most thorough, but it is a good read for the money.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-24-2007; I highly recommend this book; I highly recommend this book in order to understand the post civil-rights black african american situation. Because of the interesting topic and writing style this book was a pretty quick read. Kitwana clarified so many issues: the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-21-2006; The existing one that implements his opinion; I like the crisis in african american culture and the hip hop generation because it allows me to know what is going on in the world. Reading that book taught me how to give back to my community if I ever had fortune and fame. It talks...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-28-2005; Add to "What You Should Read" List; This is one of the best books for the Hip Hop generation out in circulation. His nononsense views are understandable and shed light on many current issues in society. I think everyone, parent, teacher, community leader, and political...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-18-2008; Well written, worth the price; This is a well written book, but its in the clearance section for a reason. Its not the most intelligent, and not the most thorough, but it is a good read for the money.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-30-2003; Bakari Kitwana's No-Nonsense Rap on Hip-Hop; I have enjoyed reading "The Hip-Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African-American Culture" very much; Kitwana possesses a no-nonsense yet accessible prose style reminiscent of Frantz Fanon, Chuck D, Kwame Nkrumah, and/or...; read full review | report as inappropriate