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1) Book of rhymes: the poetics of hip hop

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Bradley, Adam

Pub. Date

[2009]

Language

English

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The definitive account of rap and hip hop as forms of American poetry. Rap may be the most revolutionary development in poetry over the past forty years, yet its originality is hidden in plain sight. Often overshadowed by the beat, bluster, and hype surrounding the music, lyrics are the heart of hip hop. Book of Rhymes explores America's least-understood poets by unpacking their complex craft and according them the respect they deserve as lyricists....

2) Ralph Ellison in progress: from Invisible man to Three days before the shooting

Author

Bradley, Adam

Pub. Date

[2010]

Language

English

3) The poetry of pop

Author

Bradley, Adam

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

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A trailblazing exploration of the poetic power of popular songs, from Tin Pan Alley to the Beatles to Beyonce and beyond. Encompassing a century of recorded music, this pathbreaking book reveals the poetic artistry of popular songs. Pop songs are music first. They also comprise the most widely disseminated poetic expression of our time. Adam Bradley traces the song lyric across musical genres from early twentieth-century Delta blues to mid-century...

4) Three days before the shooting

Author

Ellison, Ralph

Pub. Date

2010.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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Set in the frame of a deathbed vigil, the story is a gripping multigenerational saga centered on the assassination of the controversial, race-baiting U.S. senator Adam Sunraider, who's being tended to by "Daddy" Hickman, the elderly black jazz musician turned preacher who raised the orphan Sunraider as a light-skinned black in rural Georgia.

5) The anthology of rap

Pub. Date

[2010]

Language

English

6) The crow road

Pub. Date

[2007]

Language

English

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Prentice is searching for his long lost uncle who disappeared without a trace. When he discovers clues on a computer disc containing some of his uncle's notes to a novel, he embarks on a complex journey through his family's secretive past. No matter how shocking or dangerous his quest becomes, he is determined to find the answers and solve what turns out to be a ghastly mystery.