Hip-hop revolution in the flesh : power, knowledge, and pleasure in Lil' Kim's lyricism /
Thomas, Greg, 1969-
Hip-hop revolution in the flesh : power, knowledge, and pleasure in Lil' Kim's lyricism / Greg Thomas. - xii, 231 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-226) and index.
Orals, head, genius : the power, knowledge, and pleasure of Hard core -- Sexual poetic justice : on African matriarchy, flexible gender systems, and The notorious K.I.M. -- Mic "god/dess," Eshu-Elegba : signifying divine freedom, in the flesh -- (Black) Consciousness (reprise) : neo-souls' "Baduizm," African cinema of liberation, and hip-hop's "QUEEN B@#$H" -- "First female king" : the art of morph and monarchy in La bella mafia's beehive -- It's the lyrical sex pistol : Or, A rebel music that rewrites anatomy, rhyme after fiery rhyme -- The "sound clash" of The naked truth : erotic maroonage, public enemies, and "Rap COINTELPRO."
"An extended study of the writings of Lil' Kim, the multi-platinum selling Hip Hop artist. Examines Lil' Kim's anti-sexist, gender-defiant and ultra-erotic verse alongside issues of race and the politics of imprisonment. This is the first study to apply the tools of literary criticism to Hip Hop's lyrical writings."--Publisher's website.
023061180X 9780230611801
2009284834
Lil' Kim
African American women musicians--Biography
Hip-hop--Social aspects--United States
Rap (Music)--Social aspects--United States
ML420.L57 / T46 2009
782.421649092
Hip-hop revolution in the flesh : power, knowledge, and pleasure in Lil' Kim's lyricism / Greg Thomas. - xii, 231 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-226) and index.
Orals, head, genius : the power, knowledge, and pleasure of Hard core -- Sexual poetic justice : on African matriarchy, flexible gender systems, and The notorious K.I.M. -- Mic "god/dess," Eshu-Elegba : signifying divine freedom, in the flesh -- (Black) Consciousness (reprise) : neo-souls' "Baduizm," African cinema of liberation, and hip-hop's "QUEEN B@#$H" -- "First female king" : the art of morph and monarchy in La bella mafia's beehive -- It's the lyrical sex pistol : Or, A rebel music that rewrites anatomy, rhyme after fiery rhyme -- The "sound clash" of The naked truth : erotic maroonage, public enemies, and "Rap COINTELPRO."
"An extended study of the writings of Lil' Kim, the multi-platinum selling Hip Hop artist. Examines Lil' Kim's anti-sexist, gender-defiant and ultra-erotic verse alongside issues of race and the politics of imprisonment. This is the first study to apply the tools of literary criticism to Hip Hop's lyrical writings."--Publisher's website.
023061180X 9780230611801
2009284834
Lil' Kim
African American women musicians--Biography
Hip-hop--Social aspects--United States
Rap (Music)--Social aspects--United States
ML420.L57 / T46 2009
782.421649092