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- catalog abstract "In this controversial look at the impact of cutting-edge black urban culture on contemporary America, Dr. Todd Boyd, the man CNN deemed "the hip-hop professor," uses the intertwining worlds of basketball and hip hop as a powerful metaphor for exploring the larger themes of race, class, and identity. In the 1970s, as a direct result of both the civil rights and the black power movements, black popular culture became a visible, influential presence in mainstream film, television, music, and sports. Basketball, in particular, reflected the changing landscape. The NBA came to be dominated by young black men whose potent combination of fame and wealth, often coupled with a defiance of white mores, profoundly disrupted the status quo. At the same time, hip hop music was emerging from the streets of New York City. An expression of and a response to urban conditions, it served as a way of being heard when many other forces attempted to suffocate the black voice. It, too, aroused strong reactions. In Young, Black, Rich and Famous, Todd Boyd chronicles how basketball and hip hop have gone from being reviled by the American mainstream to being embraced and imitated globally. For young black men, he argues, they represent a new version of the American dream, one that embodies the hopes and desires of those excluded from the original version. Shedding light on both perceptions and reality, Boyd shows that the NBA has been at the forefront of recognizing and incorporating cultural shifts-from the initial image of 1970s basketball players as overpaid black drug addicts, to Michael Jordan's spectacular rise as a universally admired icon, to the 1990s, when the hip hop aesthetic (for example, Allen Iverson's cornrows, multiple tattoos, and defiant, in-your-face attitude) appeared on the basketball court. Hip hop lyrics, with their emphasis on "keepin' it real" and marked by a colossal indifference to mainstream taste, became an equally powerful influence on young black men. These two influences have created a brand-new, brand-name generation that refuses to assimilate but is nonetheless an important part of mainstream American culture. A thought-provoking examination of basketball and music-"the two rarefied spaces where the most fundamental elements of blackness are articulated and played out, both internally and for the masses"--Young, Black, Rich and Famous brilliantly captures a culture and a sensibility that are at once unique, influential, and sometimes intimidating to so many.".
- catalog contributor b13048836.
- catalog coverage "United States Race relations.".
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description "Hip hop lyrics, with their emphasis on "keepin' it real" and marked by a colossal indifference to mainstream taste, became an equally powerful influence on young black men. These two influences have created a brand-new, brand-name generation that refuses to assimilate but is nonetheless an important part of mainstream American culture. A thought-provoking examination of basketball and music-"the two rarefied spaces where the most fundamental elements of blackness are articulated and played out, both internally and for the masses"--Young, Black, Rich and Famous brilliantly captures a culture and a sensibility that are at once unique, influential, and sometimes intimidating to so many.".
- catalog description "In this controversial look at the impact of cutting-edge black urban culture on contemporary America, Dr. Todd Boyd, the man CNN deemed "the hip-hop professor," uses the intertwining worlds of basketball and hip hop as a powerful metaphor for exploring the larger themes of race, class, and identity. In the 1970s, as a direct result of both the civil rights and the black power movements, black popular culture became a visible, influential presence in mainstream film, television, music, and sports. Basketball, in particular, reflected the changing landscape. The NBA came to be dominated by young black men whose potent combination of fame and wealth, often coupled with a defiance of white mores, profoundly disrupted the status quo. At the same time, hip hop music was emerging from the streets of New York City. An expression of and a response to urban conditions, it served as a way of being heard when many other forces attempted to suffocate the black voice. ".
- catalog description "Introduction: The Playa's Life -- 1. Young, Black, Rich and Famous: 'Ball, Hip Hop, and the Redefinition of the American Dream -- 2. Don't Get High on Your Own Supply: The NBA's Image Problem Back in the Day -- 3. That Ol' Black Magic and the Great White Hope: Basketball and Race in the Reagan Era -- 4. Chocolate City: Georgetown and the Intelligent Hoodlums.".
- catalog description "It, too, aroused strong reactions. In Young, Black, Rich and Famous, Todd Boyd chronicles how basketball and hip hop have gone from being reviled by the American mainstream to being embraced and imitated globally. For young black men, he argues, they represent a new version of the American dream, one that embodies the hopes and desires of those excluded from the original version. Shedding light on both perceptions and reality, Boyd shows that the NBA has been at the forefront of recognizing and incorporating cultural shifts-from the initial image of 1970s basketball players as overpaid black drug addicts, to Michael Jordan's spectacular rise as a universally admired icon, to the 1990s, when the hip hop aesthetic (for example, Allen Iverson's cornrows, multiple tattoos, and defiant, in-your-face attitude) appeared on the basketball court. ".
- catalog extent "xv, 184 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0767912772".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Doubleday,".
- catalog spatial "United States Race relations.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "796.323/0973 21".
- catalog subject "African American basketball players Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "Basketball Social aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "GV889.26 .B69 2003".
- catalog subject "Hip-hop Social aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "Hip-hop Social aspects.".
- catalog subject "Race relations United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: The Playa's Life -- 1. Young, Black, Rich and Famous: 'Ball, Hip Hop, and the Redefinition of the American Dream -- 2. Don't Get High on Your Own Supply: The NBA's Image Problem Back in the Day -- 3. That Ol' Black Magic and the Great White Hope: Basketball and Race in the Reagan Era -- 4. Chocolate City: Georgetown and the Intelligent Hoodlums.".
- catalog title "Young, Black, rich, and famous : the rise of the NBA, the hip hop invasion, and the transformation of American culture / Todd Boyd.".
- catalog type "text".