1. Hip Hop
and the
Law
Edited By
Pamela Bridgewater
andré douglas pond cummings
Donald F. Tibbs
HipHopandtheLaw
Bridgewater
cummings
Tibbs
What is important to understanding American law? What is im-
portant to understanding hip hop? Renowned academics, practi-
tioners, commentators, and performance artists have answered
these two questions independently. However, understanding hip
hop’s intersection with the law has long escaped critical reflec-
tion. Hip Hop and the Law merges the two cultural giants of law
and rap music and demonstrates their relationship at the conver-
gence of Legal Consciousness, Politics, and Hip Hop Studies. This
book is a powerful resource for learning, discussing, and teaching
the nuances of hip hop’s relationship with the law. Topics include
Crime and Justice, Critical Race Theory, Mass Incarceration, Gen-
der, and American Law, including Constitutional Law, Intellectual
Property Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, and Real Property Law.
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Pamela Bridgewater was a Professor of Law at the American
University Washington College of Law.
andré douglas pond cummings is the Vice Dean and a Professor
of Law at the Indiana Tech Law School.
Donald F. Tibbs is an Associate Professor of Law at the Thomas
R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University.
Lady Justice based off of a design
© anelluk via iStockphoto.com.
Cover design by Grace Pledger.
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