{"product_id":"9781429946353","title":"It's Bigger Than Hip Hop: The Rise of the Post-Hip-Hop Generation","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIt's Bigger Than Hip Hop\u003c\/i\u003e, M. K. Asante, Jr. looks at the rise of a generation that sees beyond the smoke and mirrors of corporate-manufactured hip hop and is building a movement that will change not only the face of pop culture, but the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsante, a young firebrand poet, professor, filmmaker, and activist who represents this movement, uses hip hop as a springboard for a larger discussion about the urgent social and political issues affecting the post-hip-hop generation, a new wave of youth searching for an understanding of itself outside the self-destructive, corporate hip-hop monopoly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough insightful anecdotes, scholarship, personal encounters, and conversations with youth across the globe as well as icons such as Chuck D and Maya Angelou, Asante illuminates a shift that can be felt in the crowded spoken-word joints in post-Katrina New Orleans, seen in the rise of youth-led organizations committed to social justice, and heard around the world chanting \"It's bigger than hip hop.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154080907504,"sku":"9781429946353","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429946353_p0.jpg?v=1769902497","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429946353","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}