Book of rhymes : the poetics of hip hop

Examining 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. Book of Rhymes explores America's least understood poets, unpacking their surprisingly complex craft, and according rap poetry the respect it deserves.
Abstract: One of hip-hop studies' brightest young scholars celebrates the lyrics of hip hop as the most vivid, most revolutionary form of American poetry today