Title: Rhymes Challenge Hip Hop Poetry And Contemporary Rhyming Culture
Description: This book makes a spirited argument for hip-hop as an important form of contemporary American poetry. It discusses hip-hop artists such as Eminem, Jay-Z, and Kanye West alongside canonical poets like Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Auden. This book is penned in an accessible style that will appeal to general readers and students interested in hip hop and/or contemporary poetry. It offers an overview of three prominent rhymes favored by hip hop artists: doggerel, insult, and seduction.
Subjects: English language, rhyme, Hip-hop, American poetry, history and criticism, 20th century, American poetry, history and criticism, 21st century, English language, Rhyme, American poetry, History and criticism, Reim