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"Gangs Gone Wild"
Posted on July 19, 2010 - 11:38am — elhyltonGunckel, Colin. "Gangs Gone Wild": Low-Budget Gang Documentaries and the Aesthetics of Exploitation." Velvet Light Trap: A Critical Journal of Film and Television no. 60 (Fall 2007): 37-46.
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Becoming Mexican American
Posted on July 8, 2010 - 1:42pm — akadagathurTwentieth-century Los Angeles has been the locus of one of the most profound and complex interactions between distinct cultures in United States history. In this pioneering study, George J.

Beats & the Abstract Truth
Posted on March 30, 2009 - 1:34pm — allinthegame90South Central resident Ras G is a fixture of the LA underground hiphop scene. He's also the founder of the Poo-Bahs record label, a beacon of light in the experimental music scene. This is a funky, noisy excursion into the mind of Ras.

It's Not About a Salary
Posted on February 23, 2009 - 12:07pm — archive_staffFrom Publishers Weekly This examination of race and rap music in Los Angeles begins with Cross's look at the societal underpinnings, including civil unrest and mistrust of authorities, most notably the Los Angeles police.
