Perhaps the most distinctive aspect of Italian-language rap in the 1990s has been the close association of some popular performers with the nation's radical Left. Through a critical reading of the imagery, lyrics and other writings of two of Italy's best known rap bands, this essay seeks to explore the tensions between cultural labour and political commitment in the social centres movement.
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%0 Journal Article
%1 steve_wright_`love_2000
%A Wright, Steve
%D 2000
%J Theory Culture Society
%K Centri\_sociali, Geschichte-Italien Geschichte-Italien-Kultur-_und_Alltagsgeschichte Hausbesetzer, Hiphop, Jugendbewegungen, Jugendkulturen, PT-Die_Nachkriegslinke_in_Italien Squatting {99\_Posse,} {Jugendkulturen-Hiphop,}
%N 3
%P 117--135
%R 10.1177/02632760022051257
%T `A Love Born of Hate': Autonomist Rap in Italy
%U http://tcs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/3/117
%V 17
%X Perhaps the most distinctive aspect of Italian-language rap in the 1990s has been the close association of some popular performers with the nation's radical Left. Through a critical reading of the imagery, lyrics and other writings of two of Italy's best known rap bands, this essay seeks to explore the tensions between cultural labour and political commitment in the social centres movement.
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abstract = {Perhaps the most distinctive aspect of Italian-language rap in the 1990s has been the close association of some popular performers with the nation's radical Left. Through a critical reading of the imagery, lyrics and other writings of two of Italy's best known rap bands, this essay seeks to explore the tensions between cultural labour and political commitment in the social centres movement.},
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author = {Wright, Steve},
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keywords = {Centri\_sociali, Geschichte-Italien Geschichte-Italien-Kultur-_und_Alltagsgeschichte Hausbesetzer, Hiphop, Jugendbewegungen, Jugendkulturen, PT-Die_Nachkriegslinke_in_Italien Squatting {99\_Posse,} {Jugendkulturen-Hiphop,}},
month = {June},
number = 3,
pages = {117--135},
shorttitle = {{`A} Love Born of Hate'},
timestamp = {2009-11-07T14:13:36.000+0100},
title = {{`A} Love Born of Hate': Autonomist Rap in Italy},
url = {http://tcs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/3/117},
volume = 17,
year = 2000
}