If there was one figure who had a similar impact for Hip-Hop, it is Tricia Rose, whose groundbreaking book Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America which was published in 1994.

These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through ...

MC and public librarian Roy Kinsey is spreading the word about his West Side library via events, a Chicago Public Library ...

Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast” only haphazardly brings the artist and his work to life. The book’s clinical prose, constant digressions, and stilted storytelling undermine Fernando’s attempt at a ...

The Awesome Book of Rap, Rhyme and Putrid Poetry is a book about raps and rhymes. There is plenty to read about snot, pus and slime. My favourite part of this book is called 'And that's a rap.' Here ...

Premium online access is only available to PW subscribers. If you have an active subscription and need to set up or change your password, please click here. New to PW? To set up immediate access ...

Premium online access is only available to PW subscribers. If you have an active subscription and need to set up or change your password, please click here. New to PW? To set up immediate access ...