Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop (Revised)

Author/Contributor(s):	Bradley, Adam
Publisher:	Basic Books
Date:	06/27/2017
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Examining 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.