In the heart of the beat : the poetry of rap /
Pate, Alexs D., 1950-
In the heart of the beat : the poetry of rap / Alexs Pate. - Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2010. - xxxiii, 142 p. ; 24 cm. - African American cultural theory and heritage . - African American cultural theory and heritage. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Say what? -- A matter of life : a brief discussion -- From the streets : coloring the multicultural black -- Defining rap/poetry -- Where you from? : local, young, and uncensored -- Toward a critical reading of rap/poetry -- The elements of rap/poetry -- The aesthetics : a summary.
9780810860087 (cloth : alk. paper) 0810860082 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780810861459 (ebook) 0810861453 (ebook)
2008049295
Rap (Music)--Texts.
Rap (Music)--History and criticism.
American poetry--African American authors--History and criticism.
ML3531 / .P38 2010
782.421649
In the heart of the beat : the poetry of rap / Alexs Pate. - Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2010. - xxxiii, 142 p. ; 24 cm. - African American cultural theory and heritage . - African American cultural theory and heritage. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Say what? -- A matter of life : a brief discussion -- From the streets : coloring the multicultural black -- Defining rap/poetry -- Where you from? : local, young, and uncensored -- Toward a critical reading of rap/poetry -- The elements of rap/poetry -- The aesthetics : a summary.
9780810860087 (cloth : alk. paper) 0810860082 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780810861459 (ebook) 0810861453 (ebook)
2008049295
Rap (Music)--Texts.
Rap (Music)--History and criticism.
American poetry--African American authors--History and criticism.
ML3531 / .P38 2010
782.421649