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Fashioning Self, Battling Society

Hip-Hop Graffiti Jackets as a Method of Positive Identity Development

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See You at the Crossroads: Hip Hop Scholarship at the Intersections

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In 2010, a notable controversy occurred within the global Hip Hop community. The controversy did not involve popular rappers such as Jay-Z and Nas but rather their parallel figures within the global Hip Hop dance community that thrives around the world today.

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Petchauer, E., Garrison, A. (2014). Fashioning Self, Battling Society. In: Porfilio, B., Roychoudhury, D., Gardner, L.M. (eds) See You at the Crossroads: Hip Hop Scholarship at the Intersections. Constructing Knowledge: Curriculum Studies in Action. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-674-5_6

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