“Meet Me at the Swap Meet”: Asian American Commerce and the Emergence of West Coast Gangsta Rap
Published online on November 03, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Urban History, Ahead of Print.
Marketplaces known as “swap meets” boomed in Greater Los Angeles during the 1980s and 1990s, serving as early sites for the production and distribution of a variant of West Coast hip-hop known as “gangsta rap.” This article examines relationships between ...
Marketplaces known as “swap meets” boomed in Greater Los Angeles during the 1980s and 1990s, serving as early sites for the production and distribution of a variant of West Coast hip-hop known as “gangsta rap.” This article examines relationships between ...