The Dozens: A History of Rap's Mama by Elijah Wald

The Dozens: A History of Rap's Mama Elijah Wald ebook
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9780199895403
Page: 256
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Apr 13, 2014 - BTW, EW's having a terrific spring -- The Dozens: A History of Rap's Mamma, his latest book, has sold out already! The First Four Notes: Beethoven's Fifth and a Human Imagination, by Matthew Guerrieri (Knopf; 359 pages; $26.95). Jul 26, 2012 - Elijah Wald book, "The Dozens: A History of Rap's Mama." The dozens. Aug 15, 2012 - “Go-go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City,” by Natalie Hopkinson, and “The Dozens: A History of Rap's Mama,” by Elijah… Aug - 14 2012 | no comments. Mar 10, 2014 - A practicing musician and journalist, Wald has published thousands of articles on music and other subjects. The Dozens: A History of Rap's Mama. It's a name for a style of joking that was born in urban neighborhoods and focuses on insults or put-downs. Elijah Wald www.elijahwald.com. Jan 4, 2013 - The Dozens: A History of Rap's Mama. Jul 3, 2013 - Works cited: Collected Poems, W.B. Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile. Absentee fathers and pickin'-up-the-slack mamas have long played roles in that one song on the album where nobody gets shot or other rappers don't become a Jeffrey Dahmer-style entrée. Jul 12, 2012 - Elijah Wald attempts to connect the dots between that folk tradition and the creation of hip-hop music in “The Dozens: A History of Rap's Mama,” an entertaining if not entirely cohesive examination of the profane insult duels. May 10, 2013 - Rappers are mama's boys. Dec 1, 2012 - The Dozens: A History of Rap's Mama, by Elijah Wald (Oxford; 244 pages; $24.95).