Title: They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
Description: "In an age of confusion, fear, and loss, Hanif Abdurraqib's is a voice that matters. Whether he's attending a Bruce Springsteen concert the day after visiting Michael Brown's grave, or discussing public displays of affection at a Carly Rae Jepsen show, he writes with a poignancy and magnetism that resonates profoundly. In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others--along with original, previously unreleased essays-- Abdurraquib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world, so that we might better understand ouselves, and in doing so proves himself a bellwether for out times." --
Subjects: American essays, African americans, social conditions, Essays, African Americans, Literary Collections, music, History and criticism, Genres & Styles - Rap & Hip Hop
Places: America, Defiance, Ohio, Baton Rouge (La.), Paris (France), Reno (Nev.), The White House
People: Hanif Abdurraqib, Chance The Rapper, Bruce Springsteen (1949-), Carly Rae Jepsen (1985-), Prince, ScHoolboy Q, The Weeknd, My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Ric Flair (1949-), Allen Iverson (1975-), Michael Jordan (1963-), Michael Jackson (1958-2009), Whitney Houston, Nina Simone (1933-2003), Serena Williams (1981-), Johnny Cash, Barack Obama (1961-)
Time periods: 21st century, 2012, 1997, 2014