The Dozens: A History of Rap's Mama [Signed]

  • SIGNED
  • New York: Oxford University Press, 2012
By WALD, Elijah
New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24cm); black paper-covered boards, with titling stamped in white on spine; dustjacket; 244pp. Light peeling to paper to crown and upper front board; Very Good. Dustwrapper, designed by Lisa Force with photograph by Russell Lee, with trivial surface wear and soil, and faint dampstain to upper spine panel; Very Good.

Blues musician and Grammy Award winner (2002), Wald, explores African American music and culture with a focus on the dozens, a street game focused on insults and bonding. Later reprinted as Talking 'Bout Your Mama: The Dozens, Snaps, and the Deet Roots of Rap (2014). [85408].

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