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.