Pate, Alexs D.,  1950- <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780810860087 (cloth : alk. paper) 0810860082 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780810861459 (ebook) 0810861453 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008049295 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rap (Music)--Texts.<br/>Rap (Music)--History and criticism.<br/>American poetry--African American authors--History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML3531  / .P38 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>782.421649