Born to Use Mics

Name: Born to Use Mics
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Reading Nas's Illmatic

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At the age of nineteen, Nasir Nas Jones began recording tracks for his debut albumand changed the music world forever. Released in 1994, Illmatic was hailed as an instant masterpiece and has proven one of the most influential albums in hip-hop history. With its close attention to beats and lyricism, and riveting first-person explorations of the isolation and desolation of urban poverty, Illmatic was pivotal in the evolution of the genre. In Born to Use Mics, Michael Eric Dyson and Sohail Daulatzai have brought together renowned writers and critics including Mark Anthony Neal, Marc Lamont Hill, Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. , and many others to confront Illmatic song by song, with each scholar assessing an individual track from the album. The result is a brilliant engagement with and commentary upon one of the most incisive sets of songs ever laid down on wax.

Author Biography:

Michael Eric Dyson is the author of seventeen books, including Is Bill Cosby Right?, April 4, 1968, and Holler If You Hear Me. Currently University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, he lives in Washington, D.C. Sohail Daulatzai is an assistant professor in African American Studies and Film and Media Studies at the University of California, Irvine. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Release date NZ

December 1st, 2009

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Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributors

Edited by Michael Dyson
Edited by Sohail Daulatzai

Country of Publication

United States

Imprint

Basic Books

Pages

320

Publisher

Basic Books

Dimensions

142x210x29

ISBN-13

9780465002115

Product ID

2720767

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