TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomas,Greg
TI  - Hip-hop revolution in the flesh: power, knowledge, and pleasure in Lil' Kim's lyricism 
SN  - 023061180X
AV  - ML420.L57 T46 2009
U1  - 782.421649092 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York, N.Y.
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Lil' Kim
KW  - African American women musicians
KW  - Biography
KW  - Hip-hop
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Rap (Music)
N1  - 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."
N2  - "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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009284834-b.html
ER  -