The Rhizome of Blackness: A Critical Ethnography of Hip-Hop Culture, Language, Identity, and the Politics of Becoming - Paperbackby Rochelle Brock (Other), Richard Greggory III Johnson (Other), Awad Ibrahim (Author) The Rhizome of Blackness is a critical ethnographic documentation of the process of how continental African youth are becoming Black in North America. For young Africans, Hip Hop culture, language, and identity emerge as significant sites of identification; desire; and cultural, linguistic, and identity investment. Author Biography Awad Ibrahim is a Professor in the