From pop culture critic and music journalist Miles Marshall Lewis comes a book about the power and poetry of Kendrick Lamar!
MILES MARSHALL LEWIS is an American pop culture critic, essayist, literary editor, fiction writer, and music journalist. He is the author of the memoir Scars of the Soul Are Why Kids Wear Bandages When They Don't Wear Bruises, as well as a book on the music of Sly & the Family Stone, There's a Riot Goin' On. He was also the founder and editor of Bronx Biannual literary journal. Lewis currently lives in New York City with his wife and two sons.
"With art and commentary from voices like Ta-Nehisi Coates, this
book contextualizes Kendrick Lamar's impact and digs into the
significance of his lyrics." - The New York Times "An in-depth
biographical and historical contextualization of one of the
decade's most heralded rappers."--Kirkus
"An insightful deep dive into the mind of Pulitzer-winning hip-hop
artist and producer Kendrick Lamar ... Lewis paints a captivating
portrait of a luminary whose lyrics capture the struggles,
triumphs, anger, and hope of an entire generation of Black
Americans. ... Fans and hip-hop enthusiasts will relish this
thought-provoking work." - Publishers Weekly "Miles Marshall Lewis
is one of the most gifted and eloquent cultural critics of his
generation. His astute observations about Kendrick Lamar's
formidable body of work offer ample evidence of the magisterial
literacy that courses through Lamar's densely allusive and
complicated lyrics. Promise That You Will Sing About Me is a timely
and poignant meditation on the remarkable artistry of our
pioneering Pulitzer Prize-winning urban wunderkind." --Michael Eric
Dyson, author of the New York Times Bestselling Tears We Cannot
Stop and Jay-Z "Miles uses his words the way I use my voice:
honestly. He's peculiarly intelligent, the best kind of journalist,
fair to the artist without failing to entertain the reader."
--Erykah Badu "Miles Marshall Lewis is one of the cornerstone
writers of his generation, a pioneering voice whose insights into
American culture - particularly that outsize portion of it
pertaining to black music - have been critical not only to his
readers but also the writers who have emerged in his two decades of
public engagement. There's a vast category of writers whose work
has been influenced by hiphop; Miles is one of the few who has
returned the favor." --Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker "MML has been at
the cutting edge of black magic in music. He's listened,
contemplated and debated the roots and origins of sound while
staying abreast of what's next, what's funky and what's trash. His
ear, like his heart, is right behind the beat." --Saul Williams,
author of , said the shotgun to the head "Promise That You Will
Sing About Me demands you, as the lyric it borrows its name from
does, to reckon with a force that interrogates and strips and
cleanses and incites and excites and encapsulates and loves us the
way Kendrick and Kendrick's music does. Only Miles Marshall Lewis
is capable of capturing that lightning and articulating how and why
and when it strikes us." --Damon Young, author of What Doesn't Kill
You Makes You Blacker
Ask a Question About this Product More... |