Download or read book "Making a change?!" - Between Grassroots and Commercialisation in Contemporary American Rap Music written by Karl Kovacs and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2008-09-09 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, University of Freiburg, course: The Rise of the Entertainment Industry, language: English, abstract: The Hip Hop culture between grassroots and commercialzation. Can rap music bring about social and political change for African Americans or is it merely entertainment?