{"product_id":"jay-z-made-in-america-hardcover","title":"Jay-Z: Made in America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Eric Dyson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePharrell\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003ePharrell\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, AND\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePUBLISHER'S WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDyson writes with the affection of a fan but the rigor of an academic. ... Using extensive passages from Jay-Z's lyrics, 'Made in America' examines the rapper's role as a poet, an aesthete, an advocate for racial justice and a business, man, but devotes much of its energy to Hova the Hustler. --\u003cb\u003eAllison Stewart, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDyson's incisive analysis of JAY-Z's brilliance not only offers a brief history of hip-hop's critical place in American culture, but also hints at how we can best move forward.\u003cb\u003e --Questlove\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJAY-Z: Made in America\u003c\/i\u003e is the fruit of Michael Eric Dyson's decade of teaching the work of one of the greatest poets this nation has produced, as gifted a wordsmith as Walt Whitman, Robert Frost and Rita Dove. But as a rapper, he's sometimes not given the credit he deserves for just how great an artist he's been for so long. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book wrestles with the biggest themes of JAY-Z's career, including hustling, and it recognizes the way that he's always weaved politics into his music, making important statements about race, criminal justice, black wealth and social injustice. As he enters his fifties, and to mark his thirty years as a recording artist, this is the perfect time to take a look at JAY-Z's career and his role in making this nation what it is today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn many ways, this is JAY-Z's America as much as it's Pelosi's America, or Trump's America, or Martin Luther King's America. JAY-Z has given this country a language to think with and words to live by. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing a Foreword by Pharrell\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMICHAEL ERIC DYSON is one of America's premier public intellectuals and the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eTears We Cannot Stop \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhat Truth Sounds Like\u003c\/i\u003e. He occupies the distinguished position of University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, is a contributing opinion writer for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic \u003c\/i\u003eand ESPN's \u003ci\u003eThe Undefeated. Ebony\u003c\/i\u003e magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential African Americans and one of the 150 most powerful blacks in the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.6 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772576989472,"sku":"9781250230966","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/204f3bdf5b0191d28ca1cd3bafb2903f.webp?v=1780408775","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/jay-z-made-in-america-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}