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forthcoming
Japan
Japanese Hip-Hop
Japanese Neighborhoods
Shingo Nishinari
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- ISBN 9781807581077
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Berghahn Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The most clearly identifiable and popular form of Japanese hip-hop, “ghetto” or “gangsta” music has much in common with its corresponding American subgenres, including its portrayal of life on the margins, confrontational style, and aspirational “rags-to-riches” narratives. Contrary to depictions of an ethnically and economically homogeneous Japan, gangsta J-hop gives voice to the suffering, deprivation, and social exclusion experienced by many modern Japanese. 24 Bars to Kill offers a fascinating ethnographic account of this music as well as the subculture around it, showing how gangsta hip-hop arises from widespread dissatisfaction and malaise.
Andrew B. Armstrong teaches anthropology at Bridgewater State University. He holds a doctorate from Boston University.
