Laura Carpenter
EH 422
1 December 2015
Clune, Michael. "“You can't see me”: rap, money, and the first person", American Literature and the Free Market, 1945–2000. Cambridge University Press. 2010. 127-195.
Clune breaks apart the components of what has become known as American rap by arguing “that the two elements of the rap form are integrally related, in that the opposition between “I” and the generalized “you” provides the context in which the meaning of the money is established” (127). Economic concepts are a key element of his thesis as he states, “that the rap form constitutes an interpretation of money” (127). It is through lyrics which he provides a foundation for his argument on the basis of the relationship between the subject and
EH 422
1 December 2015
Clune, Michael. "“You can't see me”: rap, money, and the first person", American Literature and the Free Market, 1945–2000. Cambridge University Press. 2010. 127-195.
Clune breaks apart the components of what has become known as American rap by arguing “that the two elements of the rap form are integrally related, in that the opposition between “I” and the generalized “you” provides the context in which the meaning of the money is established” (127). Economic concepts are a key element of his thesis as he states, “that the rap form constitutes an interpretation of money” (127). It is through lyrics which he provides a foundation for his argument on the basis of the relationship between the subject and