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A review by cascadienne
Promise That You Will Sing about Me: The Power and Poetry of Kendrick Lamar by Miles Marshall Lewis, Miles Marshall Lewis
3.0
As another reviewer said, this book veers between Lewis’s musical memoir and actual critical study of Lamar’s work. While it provided some good context for how Lamar’s music follows a parallel path of development, it was also distracting at times.
I picked it up to fulfill the hip-hop square on my summer book bingo list - and to learn more about what led to Lamar’s being awarded a Pulitzer Prize. While I had to do a lot of side reading (and listening) to follow some of the discussions in the book, I appreciate the opportunity to discover quite a few new artists and take a closer look at American hip-hop from this angle.
I picked it up to fulfill the hip-hop square on my summer book bingo list - and to learn more about what led to Lamar’s being awarded a Pulitzer Prize. While I had to do a lot of side reading (and listening) to follow some of the discussions in the book, I appreciate the opportunity to discover quite a few new artists and take a closer look at American hip-hop from this angle.