Book of Rhymes
LC Class | ML3531 .B73 2009 | |
Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop is a book by literary scholar Adam Bradley that looks at
slant rhymes".[2]
Bradley is an associate professor of
Contents
The book breaks hip hop’s poetics down into the following parts:[4]
- Rhythm
- Rhyme
- Word play
- Style
- Storytelling
- Signifying
Reception
The book was praised by various press outlets such as the Los Angeles Times,[5] The Dallas Morning News,[2] The Boston Globe,[6] and The New York Times.[7]
In particular, the book is praised for focusing on the poetics of
hip-hop studies lean heavily on politics and sociology, Book of Rhymes is a welcome and thorough exploration of rap aesthetics that isn't afraid to be learned.”[2] The New York Times observed, "It is a "crash course. . .essentially English 101 meets Hip-Hop Studies 101."[7]
Criticism of the book came from hip-hop now earns highbrow props worldwide. After three decades, it doesn’t require a defense attorney."[8]
References
- ^ "Civitas Books". Archived from the original on 2006-01-10. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ a b c d [1] [dead link]
- ^ Bradley, Adam, 2009, Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip-Hop, Basic Civitas Books, back cover.
- ^ Bradley, Adam, 2009, Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip-Hop, Basic Civitas Books, p. vii.
- ^ a b "Better versed in hip-hop". Articles.latimes.com. 19 February 2009.
- ^ "Book of Rhymes". Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ a b Dreisinger, Baz (8 September 2009). "Def Poetry". The New York Times.
- ^ Baz Dreisinger, Def Poetry, The New York Times, September 8, 2009.