{"product_id":"signifying-rappers","title":"Signifying Rappers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSignifying Rappers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis a fun and quirky discovery for any fan of David Foster Wallace or Hip-hop.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSignifying Rappers\u003c\/i\u003e is an old-school classic from David Foster Wallace and his friend and room-mate Mark Costello, first published in 1990, long out of print, and previously unavailable outside the USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA paean to the golden age of Hip-Hop and the first book to consider seriously its position as a vital force in American culture, \u003ci\u003eSignifying Rappers\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for fans of both Wallace and hip-hop. Set against the legendary 1980s scene, it maps the bipolarities of rap and pop, rebellion and acceptance, glitz and gangsterdom, with an energy and exuberance which is as fresh today as when it was written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Costello and Wallace's pioneering study is a dazzling performance: informative, provocative, funny, brilliantly written . . . great wit, insight and in-your-face energy'  \u003ci\u003eReview of Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Both a cogent explication of rap and a cutting, revealing parody of overinflated, pseudointellectual rap criticism' \u003ci\u003eSeattle Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Foster Wallace, who died in 2008, was the author of the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eInfinite Jest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Broom of the System\u003c\/i\u003e. His final novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Pale King\u003c\/i\u003e, was published posthumously in 2011. He is also the author of the short-story collections \u003ci\u003eOblivion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrief Interviews with Hideous Men\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGirl with Curious Hair. \u003c\/i\u003eHis non-fiction includes several essay collections, including \u003ci\u003eBoth Flesh and Not\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published in 2012, and the the full-length work\u003ci\u003e Everything and More\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Costello is the author of two novels, including the National Book Award Finalist \u003ci\u003eBig If.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32126944542803,"sku":"","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780241968314_9a2b9d59-9641-41c4-8e01-98d9b7a5e5f8.jpg?v=1764647138","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/signifying-rappers","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}