{"product_id":"its-bigger-than-hip-hop","title":"It's Bigger Than Hip Hop","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIt's Bigger Than Hip Hop\u003c\/h1\u003eM K Asante\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 1 2009\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780312593025\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0312593023\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cp\u003eIt's Bigger Than Hip Hop takes a bold look at the rise of a generation that sees beyond the smoke and mirrors of corporate-manufactured rap and is building a movement that will change not only the face of pop culture, but the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eM. K. Asante, Jr., a passionate young poet, professor, filmmaker, and activist who represents this new movement, uses hip hop as a springboard for a larger discussion about the urgent social and political issues affecting the hip-hop and post-hip-hop generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough insightful anecdotes, scholarship, revolutionary rap lyrics, personal encounters, and conversations with youth across the globe as well as icons such as Chuck D and Maya Angelou, Asante illuminates a shift that can be felt in the crowded spoken-word joints in post-Katrina New Orleans, seen in the rise of youth-led organizations committed to social justice, and heard around the world chanting \"It's bigger than hip hop.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67390904795181,"sku":"19369","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_e47df7c9-e3a4-4555-98ef-44a0cfdb450f.jpg?v=1787349030","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/its-bigger-than-hip-hop","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}