SOMEBODY SCREAM!: RAP MUSIC'S RISE TO PROMINENCE IN THE AFTERSHOCK OF BLACK POWER"A strong and timely book for the new day in hip hop. Don't miss it!" Cornel West For many African Americans of a certain demographic the sixties and seventies were the golden age of political movements. The Civil Rights movement segued into the Black Power movement which begat the Black Arts movement. Fast forward to 1979 and the release of Sugarhill Gangs Rappers Delight. With the onset of the Reagan years, we begin to see the unraveling of many of