Hip-Hop Revolution in the Flesh
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Hip-Hop Revolution in the Flesh

Power, Knowledge, and Pleasure in Lil' Kim's Lyricism

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Hip-Hop Revolution in the Flesh

Power, Knowledge, and Pleasure in Lil' Kim's Lyricism

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An extended study of the writings of Lil' Kim, the multi-platinum selling Hip Hop artist. Examines Lil' Kim's anti-sexist, gender-defiant and ultra-erotic verse alongside issues of race and the politics of imprisonment. This is the first study to apply the tools of literary criticism to Hip Hop's lyrical writings.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2009
ISBN
9780230619111
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Music

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Illustrations and Tables
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. 1 Orals…Head…Genius: The Power, Knowledge, and Pleasure of Hard Core
  6. 2 Sexual Poetic Justice: On African Matriarchy, Flexible Gender Systems, and The Notorious K.I.M.
  7. 3 Mic “God/dess"…Eshu-Elegba: Signifying Divine Freedom—In the Flesh
  8. 4 (Black) Consciousness (Reprise): Neo-Soul’s “Baduizm,” African Cinema of Liberation, and Hip-Hop’s “QUEEN B@#$H”
  9. 5 “First Female King”: The Art of Morph and Monarchy in La Bella Mafia’s Beehive
  10. 6 It’s the Lyrical Sex Pistol: Or, A Rebel Music that Rewrites Anatomy—Rhyme after Fiery Rhyme
  11. 7 The “Sound Clash” of The Naked Truth: Erotic Maroonage, Public Enemies, and “Rap COINTELPRO”
  12. Conclusion
  13. Notes
  14. Works Cited
  15. Index