{"title":"Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"rap-tees-volume-2-a-collection-of-hip-hop-t-shirts-more-1980-2005-book-now-shipping","title":"Rap Tees Volume 2: A Collection of Hip-Hop T-Shirts \u0026 More 1980-2005 - BOOK","description":"\u003cdiv data-v-4d0eb771=\"\" class=\"accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion0id\" id=\"sect0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8 Years in the making, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRap Tees Volume 2\u003c\/em\u003e is a whopping 332 pages of new material, showcasing over 900 of the rarest vintage hip-hop related t-shirts, jackets, hats, and promo items from 1980-2005. 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And yet hip hop is the source of some of the most exciting developments in verse today. The media uproar in response to its controversial lyrical content has obscured hip hop’s revolution of poetic craft and experience: Only in rap music can the beat of a song render poetic meter audible, allowing an MC’s wordplay to move a club-full of eager listeners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExamining rap history’s most memorable lyricists and their inimitable techniques, literary scholar Adam Bradley argues that we must understand rap as poetry or miss the vanguard of poetry today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook of Rhymes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores America’s least understood poets, unpacking their surprisingly complex craft, and according rap poetry the respect it deserves.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-4d0eb771=\"\" class=\"accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion0id\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-4d0eb771=\"\" class=\"accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion0id\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf your order includes a combination of pre-order items and in stock item; your order will ship when all items are on hand and available for delivery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSHIPS IN 2-3 WEEKS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"shop.massappeal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40922104889417,"sku":"BK-1001","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/0916\/9737\/files\/BookOfRhymes.jpg?v=1711057224"},{"product_id":"copy-of-book-of-rhymes-the-poetics-of-hip-hop-by-adam-bradley-paperback","title":"Hip \u0026 Hop In The House! 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From Tupac Shakur and Ms. Lauryn Hill to Drake and Tyler the Creator, kids will celebrate some of hip-hop’s biggest names while learning about the roots of their musical sounds, and the community that propelled them into stardom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked with modern, charming illustrations, including a pull-out poster for kids to color, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Child’s Introduction to Hip-Hop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e features age-appropriate descriptions of a musical genre that is changing the world and dominating the airwaves. 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