Check It While I Wreck It: Black Womanhood, Hip-Hop Culture, and the Public Sphere (edit title)

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Liked It Rated 5 stars “This is my nonfiction academic book on women and hip-hop. Check it! Here's what the critics are saying: "Taking a page from Jean Grae's Bootleg of the Bootleg EP, Gwendolyn Pough's new book Check It While I Wreck It: Black Womanhood, Hip-Hop Culture, and the Public...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  “I like the book and its quite inspiring.Isnt it? Haste haste read it quickly but comprehendingly.”

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  “This is my nonfiction academic book on women and hip-hop. Check it!
  
  
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  "Taking a page from Jean Grae's Bootleg of the Bootleg EP, Gwendolyn Pough's new book Check It While I Wreck It: Black Womanhood, Hip-Hop Culture, and the Public Sphere is a bold attempt to grab the mic."
  
  Mark Anthony Neal, Africana: Gateway to the Black World
  
  
  "Check It While I Wreck It is a thoroughly researched, erudite, and culturally relevant work that is virtually impossible to put down. Reminiscent of the writings of bell hooks, this scholarly work on feminist theory and Hip-Hop culture is destined to be an instant classic taught in college lecture halls across the country."
  
  Emanuel Carpenter, Midwest Book Review
  
  
  "Wreck is more than mere academic pop-culture analysis; it is also a text that provides practical application of it's theories."
  
  Joy Asekun, Iris: A Journal for Women
  
  
  "Gwendolyn Pough brings some serious wreck in this fascinating study of black feminism and hip-hop."
  
  Claudia Alick, Bust Magazine
  
  
  "Check It While I Wreck It is a thought-provoking, enlightening read which affords all readers a window into a world of an often misunderstood, yet extremely popular culture."
  
  Autumn, RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
  
  
  "Pough has provided the world with a well-researched, provocative account of hip-hop culture and the women who have added to its success. . . This is a must-have book for every hip-hop lover, feminist, or African American studies student/department. The issues discussed in this book will provide hours of discussion for anyone who reads it. Pough has brought "wreck" to the area of academia."
  
  Monique Bruner, Loose Leaves Independent Reviewers
  
  
  "Gwendolyn Pough has done something that many would have never thought could be done. She wrote a delicate yet interesting academic book on a era that many seemed to think would faze out. . .So I stand and give Ms. Pough applause for her dedication and hard work to make today's world understand that women have a place in every culture, even hip-hop."
  
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  GwynethBolton wrote this review Monday, September 10 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No