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Reading Well: To the Break of Dawn by William Jelani Cobb

William Jelani Cobb‘s To the Break of Dawn (2007) joins the ranks of hip hop memoirs–narratives that are both a personal declaration of the impact of the art form on someone’s life and an academic and/or political examination of the … Continue reading

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Reading Well: Tricia Rose on Hip Hop

You may have noticed a lot of content on hip hop here lately … As part of that, I re-read Tricia Rose‘s 1994 book Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America and read for the first time … Continue reading

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Hip Hop History: Part VII

Hip Hop History Part 7: 2001 to Kendrick Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 can be found here. Part 3 can be found here. Part 4 can be found here. Part 5 can be found here. Part 6 … Continue reading

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Hip Hop History: Part VI

Hip Hop History Part 6: 1997 to 2000 Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 can be found here. Part 3 can be found here. Part 4 can be found here. Part 5 can be found here.  Ah, the … Continue reading

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