Eminem and rap, poetry, race : essays / edited by Scott F. Parker ; foreword by Talib Kweli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kweli, Talib, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Parker, Scott F., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eminem, 1972---Criticism and interpretation.

Eminem.

Rap (Music)--History and criticism.

Rap (Music).

Music and race.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Eminem is the best-selling musical artist of the 21st century. He is also one of the most contentious and most complex artists of our time. His verbal dexterity ranks him among the greatest technical rappers ever. The content of his songs combines the grotesque and the comical with the sincere and the profound, all told through the sophisticated layering of multiple personae. However one finally assesses his contribution to popular culture, there's no denying his central place in it. This collection of essays gives his work the critical attention it has long deserved. Drawing from history, phi

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Foreword (Talib Kweli); Introduction (Scott F. Parker); Race ... and Other Four Letter Words: Eminem and the Cultural Politics of Authenticity (Gilbert B. Rodman); Beats by Em (Ben Hoerster); The Fanatic Lyric: Eminem as Poet (Aaron Apps); The Black Vernacular Versus a Cracker's Knack for Verses (Darin Flynn); The Melodic Nature of Rap and the Importance of the Phrase (Martin Connor); Somewhere in Between: Eminem's Ambiguities (E Martin Nolan); Eminem 2.0: The Redemptive Subjectivity of Whiteness (Julius Bailey and David J. Leonard)

The Farther Reaches of Human Proficiency (Steve Bramucci)The White Negro Gone Mad: Race and Pathology in Eminem's Construction of Slim Shady (Miles White); Neither Black nor White: Poor White Trash (Sylvie Laurent); Appendix. He Is Whatever We Say He Is: On Eminem, Fame and Hip-Hop Aesthetics (Kyle "Guante" Tran Myhre); About the Contributors; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1864-X