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And yet hip hop is the source of some of the most exciting developments in verse today. Paul edwards is a writer and researcher of hip hop. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. View notes book of rhymes notes from soci 124 at georgetown university. The book essentially english 101 meets hip hop studies 101 is an analysis of what bradley calls the most widely disseminated poetry in the history of the world. Cornel west adam bradleys book of rhymes is a marvelous exploration into the poetic genius of rap and the cultural gravity of hip hop. Book of rhymes the poetics of hip hop pdf download. So many books have been written about hip hop s historythat time and that magicbut if you dont get it from reading book of rhymes, then youre just not going to get it. Those who wrote their own song lyrics, including hiphop, tended to connect. Book of rhymes the poetics of hip hop by adam bradley.
The poetics of hip hop is both an introduction of sorts to hip hop and rap and breaks down how rap hip hop is one of the most popular forms and dynamic forms i would add of poetry that. The history of gangster rapis a deep dive into one of the most fascinating subgenres of any music category to date. Adam bradley book of rhymes the poetics of hip hop. Rap may be the most revolutionary development in poetry over the past forty years, yet its. Cornel westadam bradleys book of rhymes is a marvelous exploration into the poetic genius of rap and the cultural gravity of hip hop. The book is an ethnographic study of the identity, role, formation, and practices of the organic intellectuals that populate and propagate this conscious hip hop.
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