HipHop Within and Without the Academy explores why hiphop has become such a meaningful musical genre for so many musicians artists and fans around the world. Through multiple interviews with hiphop emcees DJs and turntablists the authors explore how these artists learn and what this music means in their everyday lives. This research reveals how hiphop is used by many marginalized peoples around the world to help express their ideas and opinions and even to teach the younger generation about their culture and tradition. In addition this book dives into how hiphop is currently being studied in higher education and academia. In the process the authors reveal the difficulties inherent in bringing this kind of music into institutional contexts and acknowledge the conflicts that are present between hiphop artists and academics who study the culture. Building on the notion of bringing hiphop into educational settings the book discusses how hiphop is currently being used in public school settings and how educators can include and embrace hiphops educational potential more fully while maintaining hiphops authenticity and appealing to young people. Ultimately this book reveals how hiphops universal appeal can be harnessed to help make general and music education more meaningful for contemporary youth. show more