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Illmatic ConsequencesIllmatic Consequences

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Illmatic ConsequencesIllmatic Consequences

  • ISBN – Paperback: 9781942774907
  • ISBN – eBook: 9781942774181
  • ISBN – Hardcover: Not Applicable
  • Publish Date: 01/2023
  • Book Pages: 336
  • 15 half-tones; 9 illustrations

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Illmatic Consequences: The Clapback to Opponents of ‘Critical Race Theory’

  • 2025 NCBS Julia Cooper and CLR James Award for Outstanding Scholarly Publication in Africana Studies
Description

Illmatic Consequences: The Clapback to Opponents of ‘Critical Race Theory,’  is a unique mix of social science and hip-hop essays that address the marginalization of Blacks in the United States. Led by editors Walter Greason and Danian Jerry, the contributors in this edited volume address pervasive social injustice using hip-hop and Afrofuturism to offer solutions to cultural divisiveness.

Illmatic Consequences was influenced by rapper Nas’s 1994 debut album “Illmatic,” which features internal rhymes and inner-city narratives based on Nas’s personal experiences. “Nas’s 1994 album ‘Illmatic’ is fundamentally a statement of self-worth. It’s not even just a conscious effort. It’s just you do it because it’s embedded in you—and that’s the feeling, the vibe we wanted anyone reading the book to get from all the constituent chapters,” said Greason.

The essays, written by prominent and emerging social science scholars, artists, and journalists, address the disinformation campaign around CRT, the attacks on public education, the rise of mass disinformation, and other social injustice issues plaguing the nation.

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