Hip-Hop Revolution in the Flesh : Power, Knowledge, and Pleasure in Lil’ Kim’s Lyricism

This is a critical, cultural study of radical sexual politics in a contemporary Hip-Hop lyricism -- what the author refers to as Hip-Hop’s "QUEEN B@#$H’ lyricism.” An Extended Study Of The Writings Of Lil' Kim, The Multi-platinum Selling Hip Hop Artist. Examines Lil' Kim's Anti-sexist, Gender-defiant And Ultra-erotic Verse Alongside Issues Of Race And The Politics Of Imprisonment. This Is The First Study To Apply The Tools Of Literary Criticism To Hip Hop's Lyrical Writings.--publisher's Website. Orals, Head, Genius : The Power, Knowledge, And Pleasure Of Hard Core -- Sexual Poetic Justice : On African Matriarchy, Flexible Gender Systems, And The Notorious K.i.m. -- Mic God/dess, Eshu-elegba : Signifying Divine Freedom, In The Flesh -- (black) Consciousness (reprise) : Neo-souls' Baduizm, African Cinema Of Liberation, And Hip-hop's Queen B@#$h -- First Female King : The Art Of Morph And Monarchy In La Bella Mafia's Beehive -- It's The Lyrical Sex Pistol : Or, A Rebel Music That Rewrites Anatomy, Rhyme After Fiery Rhyme -- The Sound Clash Of The Naked Truth : Erotic Maroonage, Public Enemies, And Rap Cointelpro. Greg Thomas. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [215]-226) And Index. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 List of Illustrations and Tables......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 1 Orals...Head...Genius: The Power, Knowledge, and Pleasure of Hard Core......Page 24 2 Sexual Poetic Justice: On African Matriarchy, Flexible Gender Systems, and The Notorious K.I.M.......Page 46 3 Mic “God/dess"...Eshu-Elegba: Signifying Divine Freedom—In the Flesh......Page 70 4 (Black) Consciousness (Reprise): Neo-Soul’s “Baduizm,” African Cinema of Liberation, and Hip-Hop’s “QUEEN B@#$H”......Page 98 5 “First Female King”: The Art of Morph and Monarchy in La Bella Mafia’s Beehive......Page 124 6 It’s the Lyrical Sex Pistol: Or, A Rebel Music that Rewrites Anatomy—Rhyme after Fiery Rhyme......Page 146 7 The “Sound Clash” of The Naked Truth: Erotic Maroonage, Public Enemies, and “Rap COINTELPRO”......Page 172 Conclusion......Page 204 Notes......Page 210 Works Cited......Page 228 C......Page 240 L......Page 241 M......Page 242 T......Page 243 X......Page 244