Chi-Rap, 1989-2016 EP

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Books and Scholarly Articles

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1. Chang, Jeff. Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation. 1st ed. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2005. Print.

2. Crime in Chicago by Month, 2006 to Present. Chicago Tribune. Web.

3. “Crime Rates for Chicago, IL.” Neighborhood Scout Web.

4. DeFrantz, Thomas, and Anita Gonzalez, eds. Black Performance Theory. Durham ; London: Duke University Press, 2014. Print.

5. Edin, Kathryn, and H. Luke Shafer. “20 Years Since Welfare ‘Reform.’” THe Atlantic 22 Aug. 2015. Web.

6. Ehrenfreund, Max. “How Welfare Reform Changed American Poverty, in 9 Charts.” The Washington Post 22 Aug. 2016. Web.

7. “Gang Map with 2012 Homicides (Year to Date).” Chicago: Redeye 2015, Web.

8. Harkness, G. “True School: Situational Authenticity in Chicago’s Hip-Hop Underground.” Cultural Sociology 6.3 (2012): 283–298. CrossRef. Web.

9. Harkness, Geoff. “Gangs and Gangsta Rap in Chicago: A Microscenes Perspective.” Poetics 41 (2013): 151–176. Print.

10. ---. “Gangs and Gangsta Rap in Chicago: A Microscenes Perspective.” Poetics 41.2 (2013): 151–176. CrossRef. Web.

11. ---. “The Spirit of Rapitalism: Artistic Labor Practices in Chicago’s Hip-Hop Underground.” Journal of Workplace Rights 16.2 (2011): 251–270. CrossRef. Web.

12. Johnson, Carrie. “20 Years Later, Parts Of Major Crime Bill Viewed As Terrible Mistake.” Morning Edition. National Public Radio, 12 Sept. 2014. Television.

13. Kass, John. “Chicago Gangs No Longer Know or Fear the Police, and Bodies Pile up.” 30 Aug. 2016. Web.

14. Lindsey, Treva B. “Post-Ferguson: A ‘Herstorical’ Approach to Black Violability.” Feminist Studies 41.1 (2015): 232. CrossRef. Web.

15. “Ordinances Administered by the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations.” 14 Mar. 2012: n. pag. Print.

16. Papachristos, Andrew V. 48 Years of Crime in Chicago. A Descriptive Analysis of Serious Crime Trends from 1965 to 2013. ISPS Working Paper, 2013. Google Scholar. Web. 5 Dec. 2016.

17. Patton, Desmond Upton, Robert D. Eschmann, and Dirk A. Butler. “Internet Banging: New Trends in Social Media, Gang Violence, Masculinity and Hip Hop.” Computers in Human Behavior 29.5 (2013): A54–A59. CrossRef. Web.

18. Rose, Tricia. Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1994. Print. Music/culture.

19. “The 1996 Welfare Reform Law.pdf.” : n. pag. Print.

20. “The Myth of Chicago’s ‘Lax’ Gun Laws.” Institute for Legislative Action 16 Sept. 2016. Web.

21. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. N.p., 1996. Web.

22. Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. N.p., 1994. Web.

23. Vito, Christopher. “Who Said Hip-Hop Was Dead? The Politics of Hip-Hop Culture in Immortal Technique’s Lyrics.” International Journal of Cultural Studies (2014): 1367877914528529. Print.

24. Wilson, D. Mark. “Post-Pomo Hip-Hop Homos: Hip-Hop Art, Gay Rappers, and Social Change.” Social Justice 34.1 (107 (2007): 117–140. Print

25. From Street Poetry To Straight Politics: Hip-Hop's Growing Influence On Social Issues.

         

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Food Desserts

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Chicago Homocides    http://homicides.suntimes.com/