Tyler, The Creator's Hip Hop Revolution

Beyond Gangsta

AvGustavo Souza Marques,Carol Vernallis

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

An in-depth exploration of Tyler, The Creator's evolution as an artist and cultural force, positioning his audiovisual productions as a watershed in American hip hop. Through close analysis of his music videos, lyrics, and performances-as rapper, producer and director-it examines how Tyler redefines race, gender and identity in contemporary Black expression. Engaging postcolonial theory, critical race studies and media analysis the book draws on the work of Frantz Fanon to unpack music videos like “Yonkers,” “Buffalo,” “Find Your Wings” and “Sorry, Not Sorry” alongside original ethnographic research in Los Angeles. Featuring a conversation with Luis “Panch” Perez, director of photography for many of Tyler's videos, Tyler, The Creator's Hip Hop Revolution illuminates one of the most visionary and subversive figures in the current music landscape.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-02-05
Mått:154 x 232 x 18 mm
Vikt:480 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Approaches to Sound, Music, and Media
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9798765124130

Utforska kategorier

Musikvetenskap inom Kultur
Musiker, sångare och grupper inom Kultur
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Gustavo Souza Marques (aka Gusmão) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Musicology at the University of Michigan, USA. An ethnomusicologist, drummer and beatmaker, he combines academic research with artistic practice. Previously a Postdoctoral Fellow with the international CIPHER project, Dr. Marques combined scholarship and hip hop music production through collaborations across the Americas, including with iconic Mexican rapper MC Luka. He is now expanding this research further throughout the region.

Recensioner i media

In this, the first major study of Tyler, the Creator, Gustavo Souza Marques analyzes this game-changing artist in all his complexity—as post-gangsta provocateur, first-gen digital native, shapeshifting iconoclast, anti-racist activist, and self-proclaimed “walking paradox.” Far from avoiding Tyler’s contradictions, Souza Marques places them at the center of his masterful theorization. Moving effortlessly between musicology, media analysis, ethnography, critical race and gender theory, and postcolonial studies, Souza Marques offers rich and provocative insights into a figure that is central to understanding contemporary music and media in the Twenty-First century.

Innehållsförteckning

List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Oversaturation with Gangsta-Related Stereotypes 2. Riding the Web: A Virtual Ethnography of Tyler’s Creations 3. Yonkers: The Beginning of a Possible Music-Video Trilogy4. Resurrection, Insurrection and Resolution in “Buffalo” and “Find Your Wings”5. Sorry, Not Sorry: The Intermedial Nature of Tyler’s Musical Work ConclusionReferences