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  2. The Roots of Rap - Wikipedia

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    The Roots of Rap is a Junior Library Guild book. [5] Kirkus Reviews and the New York Public Library named it among the best picture books of 2019, [6] [7] and the Chicago Public Library named it among the year's Best Informational Books for Younger Readers. [8] Booklist also included it on their 2019 list of the "Top 10 Arts Books for Youth". [9]

  3. How to Rap - Wikipedia

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    How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC was published by Chicago Review Press on December 1, 2009 with a foreword by Kool G Rap. [2] [5] [6] Publishers Weekly states that it “goes into everything from why rappers freestyle to the challenges of collaboration in hip-hop”, [7] and Library Journal says, "instruction ranges over selecting topics and form, editing, rhyming techniques ...

  4. The Anthology of Rap - Wikipedia

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    The book is about 800 pages long. It includes rap lyrics, sorted by chronology and era from 1978 until the book's publication. It also discusses the history and cultural influence of the genre. [4] Sam Anderson of New York Magazine described the book as "an English major’s hip-hop bible, an impossible fusion of street cred and book learning."

  5. Is rap on trial? How lyrics can be used against rappers in ...

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    There are three main ways prosecutors approach rap lyrics in court cases, said Nielson, a professor at the University of Richmond and a co-author of the 2019 bookRap on Trial: Race, Lyrics ...

  6. Can't Stop Won't Stop (book) - Wikipedia

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    Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation is a 2005 book by Jeff Chang chronicling the early hip hop scene. The book features portraits of DJ Kool Herc , Afrika Bambaataa , Chuck D , and Ice Cube , among others, and is based on numerous interviews with graffiti artists, gang members, DJs , rappers , and hip hop activists .

  7. ‘As We Speak’ Review: Kemba Examines When Artistic ... - AOL

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    Utilizing Erik Nielson and Andrea Dennis’s bookRap on Trial: Race, Lyrics and Guilt in America,” the film follows Kemba as he crisscrosses the nation to speak with fellow artists and then ...

  8. Book of Rhymes - Wikipedia

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    The book was praised by various press outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, [5] The Dallas Morning News, [2] The Boston Globe, [6] and The New York Times. [7]In particular, the book is praised for focusing on the poetics of hip hop music rather than examining the outlying societal factors—the Los Angeles Times noted, “As a key part of America's youth culture and a central battlefield in ...

  9. Decoded (memoir) - Wikipedia

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    Decoded is the autobiography and memoir of rapper Jay-Z, published by Random House and released November 16, 2010 on hardcover and November 1, 2011 on paperback. [1] The book combines lyrics, their explanations, anecdotes, reflections, and autobiographical information.

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