Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Present is a nonfiction book by Mark Costello and David Foster Wallace. The book explores the music genre's...

title of (and is discussed in) the book Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Present. "Signifying Rapper" was the target of several lawsuits following...

Epideixis Signifying Rapper by Schooly D Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Present Cecil Adams, "To African-Americans, what does "signifying" mean...

literary theorists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Present (1989), contemporary text examining...

prevailing weirdo" and the rapper's "first great album". David Foster, Wallace and Costello, Mark (July 23, 2013). Signifying Rappers. Little, Brown. p. 60...

concern the signifying monkey and his interactions with his friends, the lion and the elephant. In general, the stories depict the signifying monkey insulting...

shoot-out in that film, the title track from How a Black Man Feels, and "Signifying Rapper" (from Smoke Some Kill), which was used in Ferrara's film Bad Lieutenant...

Short Stories. He is not related to the Mark Costello who wrote Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Present (1990), with David Foster Wallace...

Blockbuster version. The original theatrical version featured the song "Signifying Rapper" by Schoolly D. The song was removed from some editions of the film's...

2004). Rap Music and Street Consciousness. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252072017. Wallace, David Foster; Costello, Mark (2013). Signifying Rappers...

hits". Notes ^[a] signifies a co-producer ^[b] signifies re-editing ^[c] signifies rap lyrics ^[d] signifies pre-production ^[e] signifies a remixer List...

Contemporary Fiction 2012: Reprinted in Both Flesh and Not 1990: Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Present (with Mark Costello) 1990: "The Horror...

designates unordered lists Certifications The 1988 Schoolly D song "Signifying Rapper", which samples "Kashmir", was the target of lawsuits following its...

references to previous conflicts in Eminem's career, as well as to other rappers' conduct. With 1,560 words, the song entered the Guinness World Records...

30, 2014. Costello, Mark; Wallace, David Foster (July 23, 2013). Signifying Rappers. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316401111. Retrieved September 30, 2014....

annual overall Year-End lists.[citation needed] Notes ^[a] signifies rap lyrics ^[b] signifies pre-production Some songs from the album were also released...

lucrative subgenre as signified by the high chart placings, radio success and multiplatinum-selling records of gangsta rappers such as Snoop Dogg, Warren...

authenticity as rappers. Others have suggested that rap music is a product of its environment, reflecting mainstream attitudes toward women, and that rap artists...

prominent members of the group. They were both originally rappers in Star Gang, a road rap group from the 2000s and an offshoot group from the Tottenham...

Europe in the 1990s, who along with Down Low and Nana, signified the rise of the American-influenced rap music in Europe. Since producer-driven, vocalist-fronted...

album by American rapper Kool G Rap. It was released on September 26, 1995, via Cold Chillin' Records. The album's title signifies the winning combination...

Paper. However, the album currently holds a 69/100 score on Metacritic, signifying "generally favorable reviews". On November 25, 2011, shortly after the...

instrumentals. On the other hand, they are innovative, in terms of flows signifying the rap technique in hip hop culture, in their use of technical voice tools...

American rapper Eminem has produced many songs by various artists/musicians, including himself. ^[a] signifies a co-producer. ^[b] signifies an additional...

American rappers Fivio Foreign and ASAP Ferg, was released on October 2, 2020. The official music video for "Replace Me", featuring American rapper Big Sean...

lo-fi" and often characterized as "ambient," drawing notable influence from rappers Kanye West and Kid Cudi. His stage name is derived from the latter's real...

brother used perpetually among his friends to signify "giving their full potential to something". The rap duo has made songs on romance, politics, Indian...

to fellow rappers Tupac Shakur and DMX. Los Angeles Times critic Soren Baker noted that "on his debut , Ja Rule sticks largely to current rap lyric staples...

Genre: Sadboy is a collaborative extended play by American rappers MGK and Trippie Redd. It was released on March 29, 2024. MGK and Trippie Redd are both...

My Face Hurts from Smiling is the third mixtape by American rapper and singer Lizzo released by Nice Life and Atlantic Records on June 27, 2025. The mixtape...