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008 080916s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn246894813
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050 00 $aML3531$b.B73 2009
082 00 $a782.421649$222
100 1 $aBradley, Adam.
245 10 $aBook of rhymes :$bthe poetics of hip hop /$cAdam Bradley.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bBasic Civitas Books,$cc2009.
300 $axxiii, 248 p. ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 221-234) and index.
520 $aExamining rap history's most memorable lyricists and their inimitable techniques, literary scholar Adam Bradley argues that we must understand rap as poetry or miss the vanguard of poetry today. Book of Rhymes explores America's least understood poets, unpacking their surprisingly complex craft, and according rap poetry the respect it deserves.
505 0 $aPrologue -- Rap poetry 101 -- Rhythm -- Rhyme -- Wordplay -- Style -- Storytelling -- Signifying -- Epilogue.
650 0 $aRap (Music)$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aRap (Music)$xTexts.