num_pages: 140
description: The author of Infinite Jest and his co-writer discuss rap and popular culture, power, money, racial politics, and language in the first book to seriously consider rap and its position as a vital force in American culture. "Brilliantly written . . . (with) great wit, insight, and in-your-face energy."--Review of Contemporary Fiction.
language: English
title: Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Present
titlecomplete: Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Present
genres: Audiobook, Essays, Americana, Art, Music, Hip Hop, Race, Nonfiction, History, Journalism
ratings_count: 1347
publisher: The Ecco Press