The Anthology of Rap

From the school yards of the South Bronx to the tops of the Billboard charts, rap has emerged as one of the most influential cultural forces of our time.

In The Anthology of Rap, editors Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois demonstrate that rap is also a wide- reaching and vital poetic tradition born of beats and rhymes.This pioneering anthology brings together more than three hundred lyrics written over thirty years, from the “old school” to the “golden age” to the present day.

Rather than aim for encyclopedic coverage, Bradley and DuBois render through examples the richness and diversity of rap’s poetic tradition.