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About the author -- Introduction -- Research trends : blues, funk, R&B, soul, hip hop and rap -- I. Blues resources. General ; References ; Aesthetics and philosophy ; Autobiographies and biographies , Collective biographies ; Collections of music ; Discographies and listening guides ; Fiction ; Gender ; Histories and surveys ; Literature, criticism and lyrics ; Photography ; Religion -- II. Funk, rhythm and blues, and soul references. General ; References ; Autobiographies and biographies ; Collective biographies ; Discographies and listening guides ; Histories and surveys ; Photography -- III. Hip hop and rap resources. General topics: aesthetics, culture, education, identity, resistance and other perspectives ; References ; Autobiographies and biographies ; Collective biographies ; B-boying/B-girling ; Cinema, journalism and media ; Communication, language, poetry and text ; Discographies and listening ; DJing and MCing ; Gender ; Histories and surveys ; Photography ; Politics ; Religion ; Sampling -- IV. Appendices. Appendix A: selected blues web sources, magazines and periodicals ; Appendix B: selected funk, rhythm and blues, and soul music web sources, magazine and periodicals ; Appendix C: selected hip hop and rap web sources, magazines and periodicals ; Appendix D: selected African American music web resources -- Index of authors and artists -- Index of titles, organizations and places. |