To Live and Defy in LA

How Gangsta Rap Changed America

Felicia Angeja Viator

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$37.00 • £32.95 • €33.95

ISBN 9780674976368

Publication Date: 02/25/2020

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352 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

18 photos

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Preface
Introduction: They Don’t Even Know
1. The Batterram
2. Hardcore LA
3. The Boys in the Hood Are Always Hard
4. Somebody’s Gonna Pay Attention
5. Without a Gun and a Badge
Conclusion: LA County Blues
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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