Alim Braxton & Mark Katz 
Rap and Redemption on Death Row [EPUB ebook] 
Seeking Justice and Finding Purpose behind Bars

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Imprisoned since age nineteen, Alim Braxton has spent more than a quarter century on North Carolina’s death row. During that time, he converted to Islam and dedicated his life to redemption. Braxton, a rapper since the age of thirteen, uses his rhymes as a form of therapy and to advocate for prison reform, particularly by calling attention to the plight of the wrongfully incarcerated. This book, a hip-hop-rich prison memoir, chronicles Braxton’s struggles and triumphs as he attempts to record an album while on death row, something no one has done before.
Braxton’s world is complex: full of reflections on guilt, condemnation, incarceration, religious awakening, and the redemptive power of art. Ultimately, Braxton shows us that even amid the brutality of our prison system there are moments of joy, and on death row joy may be the most powerful form of resistance.

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Mark Katz is the John P. Barker Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the author of several books, including Build: The Power of Hip Hop Diplomacy in a Divided World.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 248 ● ISBN 9781469678726 ● File size 8.7 MB ● Publisher The University of North Carolina Press ● City Chapel Hill ● Country US ● Published 2024 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 9493244 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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