Despite its extraordinary popularity and worldwide influence, the
world of rap and hip hop is under constant attack. Impressions and
interpretations of its meaning and power are perpetually being
challenged. Somewhere someone is bemoaning the negative impact of
rap music on contemporary culture. In In the Heart of the Beat: The
Poetry of Rap, bestselling author and scholar Alexs Pate argues for
a fresh understanding of rap as an example of powerful and
effective poetry, rather than a negative cultural phenomenon. Pate
articulates a way of "reading" rap that makes visible both its
contemporary and historical literary values. He encourages the
reader to step beyond the dominance of the beat and the raw
language and come to an appreciation of rap's literary and poetic
dimensions. What emerges is a vision of rap as an exemplary form of
literary expression, rather than a profane and trendy musical
genre. Pate focuses on works by several well-known artists to
reveal in rap music, despite its penchant for vulgarity, a power
and beauty that is the heart of great literature.
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