A review by kpeninger
Hip Hop's Li'l Sistas Speak: Negotiating Hip Hop Identities and Politics in the New South by Bettina L. Love

4.0

A brilliant, fascinating book, with lots of valuable information. I wish there were more chapters focusing on the students Love interviewed and worked with, however. As it was, there were really only two chapters where they were the focus. The others were about context and background, and then concluding with a cry for hip hop pedagogy to be implemented in the classroom (YES!). This is likely because the book was derived from her dissertation, or WAS her dissertation, and that is the expected structure for academic writing. Nonetheless, I hope to see more from Love that brings those neglected voices forward. She has a strong, clear voice, and so much to offer as both an educator and an academic writer.