Download or read book Black Studies, Rap, and the Academy written by Houston A. Baker and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1995-11-15 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of black studies as an academic discipline. Looks specifically at the incidence of urban rap music and its influence on the young urban black population. Highlights the spate of attacks in New York's Central Park in 1990 and the consequent legal action against rap band 2 Live Crew.