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The Dead Emcee Scrolls was written, Niggy Tardust, aka Saul Williams, says, with the intent of being the best hip hop album never recorded. Another poet exhibiting such bravado could be easily dismissed, but with his fourth poetry collection, Williams shows and proves, sticking to the classic hip hop proverb, there aint no future in yo frontin. Its obvious that its the future that hes concerned about by the way he manipulates time like a dope sample. Take for instance the books concept: In 1994, Williams discovered an ancient scroll hidden in an abandoned subway line, and once he deciphered the scrolls message, it played a significant role in informing his poetry. right Looking at it symbolically, Williams is proposing that hip hop is a force embedded in us with power that reaches back in time and possibilities that reach deep into the future. But such a power doesnt come without responsibility, and this is the call he presents to hip hoppers. The power of the word surpasses all, he says. Ready to Die? Dead. Word is bond. The question is what is hip hops relationship to itself? How can an emcee not realize the power of word after being forced to serve a sentence? After laying down the intro, he launches into NGH WHT, a masterpiece of thirty-three chapters that does just as Williams intends. The reader he says, should be able to feel the beats off the page. Think gritty. Think Premier. Nonstop head nodding to poetry. (Pages:192) [When referring to this item please quote stockid 50177]
ISBN: 1416516328
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