McCann, Bryan J. <br/><br/>
The mark of criminality :  rhetoric, race, and gangsta rap in the war-on-crime era / 
Bryan J. McCann. 
 - Tuscaloosa :  The University of Alabama Press,  (c)2017. 
 - 1 online resource (pages cm). 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Figures; Preface: The White Boy Listens to Gangsta Rap; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Rhetoric, Race, and Gangsta Rap in the War-on-Crime Era; 1. The Horrors and Heroics of Crime; or, Mapping the Mark of Criminality; 2. Parody, Space, and Violence in NWA's Straight Outta Compton; 3. Leisure, Style, and Terror in the G-Funk Era; 4. The Politics, Commerce, and Rage of "Thug Life"; Conclusion: A Politics of Criminality?; Notes; Bibliography; Index. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780817391171 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Crime in music.<br/>African Americans--Social conditions--History--20th century.<br/>Gangsta rap (Music)--History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML3531  / .M375 2017