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Names: Woodbine, Onaje X. O.
Title: Black gods of the asphalt : religion, hip-hop, and street basketball / Onaje X. O. Woodbine.
Description: New York : Columbia University Press, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015038138| ISBN 9780231177283 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780231541121 (e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: Streetball–Social aspects. | Basketball–Social aspects–United States. | African American basketball players–Social conditions. | African American young men–Social conditions. | Urban youth–Social conditions. | Hip-hop–United States.
Classification: LCC GV887.3 .W66 2016 | DDC 796.3238–dc23
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Cover illustration by Billie Jean
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