Five Percenter Rap
by Miyakawa, Felicia M.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-06-01
Publisher(s): Indiana Univ Pr
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Summary
The Five Percent Nation is a controversial organization and a substantial cultural force. An offshoot of the Nation of Islam, the group grounds its beliefs in Black Muslim traditions, black nationalism, Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) symbolism, Masonic mysticism, and Gnostic spirituality. Members are often recruited in prison, and non-African Americans are allowed to join as secondary members only after an initiation period of thirty-five years. The Five Percenters employ commercial rap, or "God Hop," to proselytize their beliefs, comment on relevant issues, and recruit new members.
Author Biography
Felicia Miyakawa is Assistant Professor of Musicology at the Robert W. McLean School of Music, Middle Tennessee State University. She lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | ix | ||||
| Introduction: God Hop | 1 | (8) | |||
| History and Theology of the Five Percent Nation | |||||
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9 | (14) | |||
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23 | (1) | |||
| God Hop's Tools | 23 | (113) | |||
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41 | (32) | |||
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73 | (27) | |||
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100 | (23) | |||
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123 | (13) | |||
| Conclusion: Reaching the Blind, Deaf, and Dumb | 136 | (5) | |||
| Appendix: Five Percenter Rap Musicians | 141 | (2) | |||
| Glossary | 143 | (2) | |||
| Notes | 145 | (24) | |||
| Bibliography | 169 | (8) | |||
| Discography | 177 | (2) | |||
| General Index | 179 | (8) | |||
| Index of Songs and Performers | 187 | (4) | |||
| Music Credits | 191 |
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