Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Present
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The author of "Infinite Jest" and his co-writer discuss rap and popular culture, power, money, racial politics, and language in the first book to seriously consider rap and its position as a vital force in American culture. "Brilliantly written . . . (with) great wit, insight, and in-your-face energy".—"Review of Contemporary Fiction".
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