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Long River Review

UConn's Literary & Arts Magazine

Day: March 5, 2017

10 Examples of Why Rappers are among the Best Writers of the 21st Century

By: Sten Spinella

LRR, March 5, 2017February 8, 2025

Last year, one of my blog posts for the Long River Review claimed that hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar is America’s leading public intellectual. In sports journalism terms, that would be called an “electric” or “hot” take. Continuing in that direction this year, I’d like to posit a deeply held conviction…

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LRR, March 5, 2017March 5, 2017

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