A case for adding rap to the poetry canon?
Monday, December 13th, 2010Rapper Jay-Z’s book, Decoded, hit shelves this fall and quickly became big news. It’s currently No. 6 on the New York Times best sellers list; Oprah included it among her wildly viewed “ultimate favorite things”; Jay-Z appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to promote it, and even The New Yorker has been commenting on its popularity and merit. (more…)