The Man on High : essays on skateboarding, hip-hop, poetry and The Notorious B.I.G

The Man on High Essays on skateboarding, hip-hop, poetry and The Notorious B.I.G

Jeff Alessandrelli

Book - 2018

Literary Nonfiction. Art. Film. Music. Twenty years after the murder of The Notorious B.I.G., THE MAN ON HIGH melds the creative and the critical, and questions what legacy means in the 21st century. Contemplating Biggie through the lens of both skateboarding and poetry, Jeff Alessandrelli's THE MAN ON HIGH illuminates how The Notorious B.I.G. will always be rapping in the present tense.

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Subjects
Notorious B.I.G., > 1972-1997 > Influence.
African American musicians > Influence.
Hip-hop > Influence.
Poetry slams > Influence.
American poetry > African American authors.
Skateboarding.
Rap musicians.
Published
London, United Kingdom : Eyewear Publishing Ltd 2018.
Language
English
Main Author
Jeff Alessandrelli (author)
Physical Description
162 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-154).
ISBN
9781912477029
  • The Man On High
  • Biggie Smalls Skateboarding Superstar
  • Sound
  • I Remember
  • Frank O'Haras Notorious B.I.G.
  • Vision
  • I Remember
  • 'I don't know what they're talking about. But the music is good'
  • CODA
  • Anniversaries
  • Arrivals
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the Author
  • Works Cited/Consulted
  • 2018

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