This is what I live for : an Afro-Italian hip-hop memoir /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 22 April, 2025 - 21:30

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Issaa, Amir,; Clò, Clarissa,

Source:

San Diego State University Press,, San Diego, United States, p.liii, 485 pages : (2023)

Call Number:

ML420.I87

Keywords:

(OCoLC)fst00957237, (OCoLC)fst01071422, (OCoLC)fst01089951, (OCoLC)fst01089960, Biographies., Biography., fast, hip-hop, Hip-hop., Histoire et critique., History and criticism., Italie, Italy, Musique populaire, Popular music, Popular music., Rap (Music), Rap musicians, Rap musicians., Rappeurs

Notes:

"Bilingual edition."--Front cover."An Italian version of this title appeared as Vivo per questo by Amir Issa (Chiareletterre, June 2017)"--Verso title page."This book has been translated thanks to a contribution awarded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation."--Verso title page.Parallel English and Italian text."Amir Issaa's compelling memoir is presented here as a critical bilingual edition. Like a concept album made of individual tracks all contributing to a larger collective project, it brings together students and scholars in a transnational meditation on hip-hop, education, and resistance that speaks across borders and generations."--