They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

Description:

"In an age of confusion, fear, and loss, Hanif Abdurraqib's is a voice that matters. Whether he's attending a Bruce Springsteen concert the day after visiting Michael Brown's grave, or discussing public displays of affection at a Carly Rae Jepsen show, he writes with a poignancy and magnetism that resonates profoundly. In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others--along with original, previously unreleased essays-- Abdurraquib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world, so that we might better understand ouselves, and in doing so proves himself a bellwether for out times." --

subjects: American essays,  African americans, social conditions,  Essays,  African Americans,  Literary Collections,  music,  History and criticism,  Genres & Styles - Rap & Hip Hop

People: Hanif Abdurraqib,  Chance The Rapper,  Bruce Springsteen (1949-),  Carly Rae Jepsen (1985-),  Prince,  ScHoolboy Q,  The Weeknd,  My Chemical Romance,  Fall Out Boy,  Ric Flair (1949-),  Allen Iverson (1975-),  Michael Jordan (1963-),  Michael Jackson (1958-2009),  Whitney Houston,  Nina Simone (1933-2003),  Serena Williams (1981-),  Johnny Cash,  Barack Obama (1961-)

Places: America,  Defiance,  Ohio,  Baton Rouge (La.),  Paris (France),  Reno (Nev.),  The White House

Times: 21st century,  2012,  1997,  2014