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| Original Title: | The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop |
| ISBN: | 1416516328 (ISBN13: 9781416516323) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Saul Williams
Paperback | Pages: 208 pages Rating: 4.19 | 1271 Users | 78 Reviews
Details Containing Books The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop
| Title | : | The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop |
| Author | : | Saul Williams |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 208 pages |
| Published | : | February 1st 2006 by MTV Books (first published January 31st 2006) |
| Categories | : | Poetry. Music. Nonfiction. Contemporary. Hip Hop. Cultural. African American. Art |
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In the underground labyrinths of New York City's subway system, beneath the third rail of a long forgotten line, Saul Williams discovered scrolls of aged yellowish-brown paper rolled tightly into a can of spray paint. His quest to decipher this mystical ancient text resulted in a primal understanding of the power hip-hop has to teach us about ourselves and the universe around us.Now, for the first time, Saul Williams shares with the world the wonder revealed to him by the Dead Emcee Scrolls.
I have paraded as a poet for years now. In the proc ess of parading I may have actually become one, but that's another story, another book. This book is a book that I have been waiting to finish since 1995. This is the book that finished me. The story I am about to tell may sound fantastic. It may anger some of you who have followed my work. You may feel that you have come to know me over the years, and in some cases you have, but in others...well, this is a confession.
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Ratings: 4.19 From 1271 Users | 78 ReviewsCrit Containing Books The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop
Those who burned, those still aflame, and the countless unnamed...This earns five stars thanks to the mindblowingly good 'Co-Dead Language' - the written version of Saul's 'Coded Language', found on his first album Amethyst Rock Star. If you haven't heard it, or seen him read the poem, head over to YouTube now and give it a whirl.The rest of the book is also really good, and i'd hate to understate this, but seriously, this one poem in particular is just so damn good that it overshadows the rest,the best of his words. word! kind of shocking, seeing the best of his words NEVER belonged to him; he discovered them. the point he brings in DEAD EMCEE SCROLLS is how those discovered words inspired his life AND everything he has touched since that fateful day. we are all inspired by something or someone prior to us. the truth. how do we then in turn inspire others i guess is the real question.....
Another great one by Saul Williams. It offers a social commentary on the importance of hip-hop in the African-American community in particular, and the unfortunate misogynistic turn hip-hop has taken (the main reason I don't listen to it anymore). Most of the poems in this book are hip-hop inspired, so perhaps a little knowledge on the history of hip-hop from the 80s onwards would be beneficial. Many of the poems are also activist and political in nature.A few are very personal. Some bemoan loss
Nope, I still don't get hip-hop.I got this as part of our Secret Santa project over at The True Meaning of Life forums from the guy I was Santa to. I do appreciate the chance to expand my horizons, but I don't think it really helped me to "get" hip-hop any more than I do already, which is to say not at all.I think the reason I don't get hip-hop, or at least one of the reasons, is that I'm not lyrically focused. When I hear a song, the lyrics are not usually the first thing I catch on to. I like
Personal response This book was a good book and this book lets you read about old hip hop legends i'll give this book 5 stars.Plot The beginning of this book tells a little bit about who and what you're reading about it talks about Dr.dre and wu tang clan ,2pac,Krs-one,biggie smalls,pete rock, and others. It has a lot of poems in it that all of these rappers wrote a long time ago. It has poems that 2pac wrote before he was shot and killed. Talks a lot of biggie and 2pacs war against each
One of the single most enlightened people writing today. He's poetry is deep and moving, and the themes are complex and intelligent. Our politics may differ, but the things we want do not. An amazing book, and even better when listening to The Rise and Fall of Niggytardust (An amazing album that is something of a compliment to the book, even utilizing some lyrics from passages in the Dead Emcee Scrolls.)
Saul Williams is unquestionably one of the most important poets currently breathing. His contributions to hip-hop and modern poetry include film, theatre, poetry both written and performed as well as a number of vastly creative albums. This book compromises selections from some of his best work over the years as well as new work. It's a piece that manages to be political and personal, transcendental and introspective, joyful and furious. "Pupil my sight with orange balls of lightAnd echo my
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