Marcus Reeves has covered youth culture and politics for over fifteen years, in publications such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Vibe, and The Source.
"A sweeping, painstakingly thorough . . . history of hip-hop." --Baz Dreisinger, The New York Times Book Review"Extending the historical analysis found in other works on the genre, such as Jeff Chang's Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, Reeves underscores the importance of rap as an art form that continues to evolve while remaining a viable means through which to channel future discourse of post-black power America." --Library Journal"Pay attention: one of the most compelling writers of our generation has arrived. Somebody Scream! is a deeply imagined, finely balanced, and richly detailed narrative of our nation's complicated, contradictory, often explosive post-black power journey." --Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation"A muscular narrative of rap music . . . [Reeves's] attempt to suss out what exactly rap means in the modern black community is incisive and hopeful without succumbing to the hyperbolic claims common to music journalists." --Kirkus Reviews
"A sweeping, painstakingly thorough . . . history of hip-hop." --Baz Dreisinger, The New York Times Book Review"Extending the historical analysis found in other works on the genre, such as Jeff Chang's Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, Reeves underscores the importance of rap as an art form that continues to evolve while remaining a viable means through which to channel future discourse of post-black power America." --Library Journal"Pay attention: one of the most compelling writers of our generation has arrived. Somebody Scream! is a deeply imagined, finely balanced, and richly detailed narrative of our nation's complicated, contradictory, often explosive post-black power journey." --Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation"A muscular narrative of rap music . . . [Reeves's] attempt to suss out what exactly rap means in the modern black community is incisive and hopeful without succumbing to the hyperbolic claims common to music journalists." --Kirkus Reviews
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