Rap music's path from pariah to Pulitzer
- Written by Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey, Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
Kendrick Lamar performs during the Festival d'ete de Quebec on July 7, 2017.Amy Harris/AP PhotoKendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize win is a major milestone for hip-hop, a genre that celebrates its 45th birthday this August.
It’s also a triumph that many, a mere decade ago, would have never predicted. As someone who teaches and studies the...