Renegade Rhymes: Rap Music, Narrative, and Knowledge in Taiwan, Meredith Schweig (2025)

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oa Renegade Rhymes: Rap Music, Narrative, and Knowledge in Taiwan, Meredith Schweig (2025)
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Source: Global Hip Hop Studies, Volume 6, Issue 2, Jul 2025, p. 243 - 247
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/ghhs_00112_5
Language: English
- Published online: 16 Mar 2026

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Chicago, IL and London: University of Chicago Press, 248 pp.,

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