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Commercialization Of Rap

Commercialization of Rap is a theoretical construct within cultural studies that denotes the process by which rap music, originating as a form of grassroots artistic expression, is transformed into a market-driven commodity through institutionalized production, distribution, and consumption mechanisms in the mainstream music industry.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Shake it, Baby, Shake it: Consumption and the New Gender Relation in Hip-Hop

Margaret Hunter · Sociological Perspectives · 2011 · 119 citations

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Cultural production and the corporation: musical genres and the strategic management of creativity in the US recording industry

Keith Negus · Media Culture & Society · 1998 · 112 citations

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Rap Music and the Empowerment of Today’s Youth: Evidence in Everyday Music Listening, Music Therapy, and Commercial Rap Music

Raphael Travis · Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal · 2012 · 110 citations

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THE MUSIC BUSINESS AND RAP: BETWEEN THE STREET AND THE EXECUTIVE SUITE

Keith Negus · Cultural Studies · 1999 · 101 citations

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From the margins to the mainstream: making and remaking an alternative music economy in Dar es Salaam

David Kerr · Journal of African Cultural Studies · 2016 · 94 citations

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Authors

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  1. KN
    Keith Negus

    Goldsmiths University of London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 213 citations

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    Sujatha Fernandes

    City University of New York, United States

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  3. CA
    Craig Arthur

    Virginia Tech, United States

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  4. AB
    Alexandra Boutros

    Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  5. AN
    Akilah N. Folami

    Hofstra University, United States

    1 publications · 21 citations

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Institutions

23

  1. Bryant University

    Smithfield, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  2. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

    Greensboro, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    60 citations

  3. Ohio University

    Athens, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

  4. Texas State University

    San Marcos, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    110 citations

  5. University of Applied Sciences Erfurt

    Erfurt, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  6. Nanjing University

    Nanjing, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  7. Centre de recherches sociologiques et politiques de Paris

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  8. Shenandoah University

    Winchester, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

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Venues

  1. Global Hip Hop Studies

    GHHS · 2 publications · 27 citations

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  2. Howard Journal of Communications

    HJC · 2 publications · 46 citations

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  3. Popular Music & Society

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  4. Asian Music

    2 publications · 84 citations

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  5. Critical Arts

    1 publications · 21 citations

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