Pate, Alexs D., 1950-

In the heart of the beat the poetry of rap / [electronic resource] : Alexs Pate. - Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2010. - xxxiii, 142 p. - African American cultural theory and heritage . - African American cultural theory and heritage. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Say what? -- A matter of life : a brief discussion -- From the streets : coloring the multicultural black -- Defining rap/poetry -- Where you from? : local, young, and uncensored -- Toward a critical reading of rap/poetry -- The elements of rap/poetry -- The aesthetics : a summary.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






Rap (Music)--Texts.
Rap (Music)--History and criticism.
American poetry--African American authors--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

ML3531 / .P38 2010eb

782.421649