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Campbell, Kermit Ernest, 1960-

Gettin' our groove on : rhetoric, language, and literacy for the hip hop generation / Kermit E. Campbell. - Detroit, Mich. : Wayne State University Press, c2005. - xii, 195 p. ; 23 cm. - African American life series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-180) and index.

Who you callin' "igno"? : in defense of the Black vernacular voice -- Representin' rhetoric in the vernacular : professing the power of the rap -- Can't knock the hustle? : the gangsta ethos from Stag-o-Lee to Snoop D-O-double-G -- The player's (book) club : ghetto realistic fiction from "His last day" to "Pimpology" -- They got game : African American students, hip hop, and literacy in the zone.

ISBN: 081432925X (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005001639

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African Americans--Languages.
American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.
African American music--History and criticism.
English language--Rhetoric.--United States
Popular culture--United States.
African Americans in literature.
Black English--United States.
Literacy--United States.
Hip-hop--United States.

LC Class. No.: PE3102.N42 / C36 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 427/.089/96073