Yo' Mama!: New Raps, Toasts, Dozens, Jokes, and Children's Rhymes from Urban Black America Contributor(s): Zeleza, Tiyambe (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592130283 ISBN-13: 9781592130283 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $69.83 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2003 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
Dewey: 398.089 |
LCCN: 2002040858 |
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.36" W x 9.2" (1.31 lbs) 311 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Collected primarily in metropolitan New York and Philadelphia during the classic era of black street poetry (i.e., during the late 1960s and early 1970s) these raps, signifyings, toasts, boasts, jokes and children's rhymes will delight general readers as well as scholars. Ranging from the simple rhymes that accompany children's games to verbally inventive insults and the epic exploits of traditional characters like Shine and Stagger Lee, these texts sound the deep rivers of culture, echoing two continents. Onwuchekwa Jemie's introductory essay situates them in a globally pan-African context and relates them to more recent forms of oral culture such as rap and spoken word. |