{"title":"Young Adult NonFiction--Music--Rap \u0026 Hip Hop","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"kendrick-lamar-revolutionary-in-rhymes","title":"Kendrick Lamar: Revolutionary in Rhymes","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhen Kendrick Lamar won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Music, the world took notice. This was no ordinary rapper. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLamar's songwriting transcends the boundaries of music, exploring themes of race, identity, social justice, and more. He has something to say, and people stop to listen--and to reward his work with one of the most prestigious awards in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the release of his first mixtape in 2004 to his outspoken advocacy on social justice issues, including racial inequality, police violence, and the struggles of Black communities in America, Kendrick Lamar is anything but ordinary. 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He honed his freestyle superpowers at Project Blowed, the legendary South Central L.A. open-mic venue, amid a motley crew of characters who took him in as one of their own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through the lens of his life's greatest battles--his father's rage, racist stereotypes, the \"model minority\" myth, the pressures of fame, and his own addictions--Park tells his story with his trademark humor, lyrical style, and unflinching honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike Eminem's \u003ci\u003e8 Mile\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSPIT\u003c\/i\u003e charts the author's course from high-school dropout to cultural pioneer, one verse at a time. Featuring a dozen vivid graphic novel-style illustrations that bring his journey to life, \u003ci\u003eSPIT\u003c\/i\u003e visualizes the inner demons and outer adversaries Park faced along the way. 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