THE ANTHOLOGY OF RAP
Edited by Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois
Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Afterwords by Chuck D and Common
THE ANTHOLOGY OF RAP
Pages: 880
To be published: Nov. 2. 2010
From the school yards of the Bronx to the tops of the Billboard charts, rap has emerged as one of the most influential cultural forces of our time. In THE ANTHOLOGY OF RAP, Bradley and DuBois demonstrate that rap is also a wide-reaching and vital poetic tradition born of beats and rhymes.
Both a fan’s guide and resource for the uninitiated, THE ANTHOLOGY OF RAP showcases the inventiveness and vitality of rap’s lyrical art. The volume features an overview of rap’s poetics, introductions to the major historical periods in rap’s development and discussions of dozens of individual artists and groups. Enter the book, and experience the full range of rap’s artistry – a rich poetic tradition hiding in plain sight.
PART I
1978 – 1984
OLD SCHOOL
Afrika Bambaataa,
Cold Crush Brothers,
Kurtis Blow, Brother D with Collective Effort, Eddie Cheba, DJ Hollywood, Funky Four + 1, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Lady B, Sequence, Spoonie Gee, Sugarhill Gang,
Treacherous Three, Sweet Tee
PART II
1985-1992
GOLDEN AGE
Beastie Boys,
Big Daddy Kane,
Boogie Down Productions, De La Soul, Eric B. & Rakim, Gang Starr, Ice-T, Kool G Rap, Kool Moe Dee,
LL Cool J, MC Lyte, NWA,
Public Enemy,
Queen Latifah, Run-DMC, Salt-N-Pepa, Schoolly D, Roxanne Shante,
Slick Rick, Too $hort,
A Tribe Called Quest, Ultramagnetic MCs, X-Clan
PART III 1993-1999
RAP GOES MAINSTREAM
Arrested Development, Bahamadia, Big L,
Big Punisher,
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Busta Rhymes, Canibus, Chino XL, Common, Digable Planets, DMX, E-40, Foxy Brown, Freestyle Fellowship,
The Fugees, Goodie Mob, Hieroglyphics, Lauryn Hill, Ice Cube, Jay-Z, KRS-One, The Lady of Rage, Lil’ Kim, Mia X, Mobb Deep, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., Outkast, Ras Kass,
The Roots, Scarface,
Snoop Dog, 2Pac, Twista, UGK, The Wu-Tang Clan
PART IV 2000-2010
NEW MILLENNIUM RAP
Aseop Rock, Atmosphere, Beanie Sigel, Blackalicious, Brother Ali, Cam’ron, Cee-Lo, The Clipse, dead prez, Devin the Dude, DOOM, Eminem, Eve, Eyedea & Abilities,
Lupe Fiasco, 50 Cent,
Jean Grae, Immortal Technique, K’Naan, Talib Kweli, Lil Wayne, Little Brother, Ludacris, M.I.A., Pharoahe Monch, Mos Def, T.I., Kanye West,
Young Jeezy
LYRICS FOR FURTHER STUDY
David Banner, Binary Star, Biz Markie, Black Sheep, Camp Lo, Crooked I,
Das EFX, Deep Dickollective, Drake, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Edan, Missy Elliot, EPMD, The Fatback Band feat. King Tim III, The Game (feat. 50 Cent), Jadakiss, Jay Electronica, Jedi Mind Tricks (feat. R.A. the Rugged Man), Jeru the Damaja, Joell Ortiz, Juvenile, Kardinal Offishall, Medusa,
Naughty by Nature, Nelly, Nice & Smooth, O.C., Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth,
The Pharcyde,
Poor Righteous Teachers, Sage Francis, Smoothe da Hustler & Trigga da Gambler, Special Ed, Stetsasonic
About Adam Bradley
Adam Bradley is Associate Professor of English at the University of Colorado and the author of Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip-Hop and Ralph Ellison in Progress. He is also co-editor of Ralph Ellison’s unfinished second novel, Three Days Before the Shooting… www.adamfbradley.com
About Andrew DuBois
Andrew DuBois is Associate Professor of English at the University of Toronto at Scarborough and the author of Ashbery’s Forms of Attention. He is also co-editor of Close Reading: The Reader.
Props!
“The Anthology of Rap is an instant classic. It brings together the lyric poetry of some of the greatest artists of our time. Hip Hop is here to stay and rap lives forever on the stage and now on the page!” – Cornel West
“Some readers of poetry still wonder where the rhymes went. One answer is they left the ends of the lines and went inside the poem. But rhyme also strongly re-emerges in rap. Whatever the stakes or the messages contained in this monumental volume, the like-sounds that used to be the engine of English poetry drive and power these energetic lyrics.” – Billy Collins
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