Rooted in a rich legacy of rhymes, a new class of poets compose verses that channel their cultures and challenge the status quo. The analysis shows that rappers possess detailed implicit knowledge about speech sounds that is largely. Adam bradley is associate professor of literature at the university of colorado and the author of book of rhymes, a book on the poetics of hip hop. Based off the underground release of success story. Read book of rhymes the poetics of hip hop by adam bradley available from rakuten kobo.
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