In the heart of the beat
Subtitle: the poetry of rap
By: Alexs D. Pate.
Series: African American cultural theory
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780810860087; 9780810861459
Subjects: Rap (Music) -- Texts; Rap (Music) -- History and criticism; American poetry -- African American authors -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Say what? : an intro; title: A matter of life : a brief discussion; title: From the streets : coloring the multicultural black; title: Defining rap/poetry; title: Where you from? : local, young and uncensored; title: Toward a critical reading of rap/poetry : the elements.