Rap Exegesis: Interpreting the Rapper in an Internet Society
The law and literature movement has had limited influence on the work of lawyers and judges. But a rap lyric’s dual quality as aesthetic and “truth” document makes it uniquely amenable to literary interpretation. The competing problems: lyrics are meant to be heard and not read, and the ambition...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Columbia University Libraries
2017-04-01
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Series: | Columbia Journal of Race and Law |
Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cjrl/article/view/2325 |