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Boyz n the void : a mixtape to my brother / G'Ra Asim.

by Asim, G'Ra, 1987- author.

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Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2021]

Asim, G'Ra, 1987-

African American punk rock musicians.

Punk rock musicians -- United States.

African American authors.

Authors, American.

Punk rock music -- History and criticism.

9780807059487 (hardcover) :

080705948X (hardcover) :

278 pages ; 19 cm

Africa Has No History: An Annotation of Anti-Flag's "A Start" -- Evidence of Things Unscene: An Annotation of Propagandhi's: "Less Talk, More Rock" -- Marching Through the Mosh Pit: An Annotation of Operation Ivy's "Room Without a Window" -- Ace Up My Sleeve: An Annotation of the Matches' "More Than Local Boys" -- Mad Props to Madness An Annotation of Bad Religion's "Pity the Dead" -- Ever Since I Was a Little Grrrl: An Annotation of Black Kids' "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" -- To the Edge and Back: An Annotation of Brand New's "Sic Transit Gloria ... Glory Fades" -- American Idiolect: An Annotation of Fefe Dobson's "Stupid Little Love Song" -- PMA (Positivist* Mental Attitude): An Annotation of Bad Brains' "Attitude" -- Whatever People Say I Am, That's What Omnaut: An Annotation of Masked Intruder's "Take What I Want".

For G'Ra Asim, punk music offers an outlet to express himself freely. As his younger brother, Gyasi, grapples with finding his footing in the world, G'Ra gifts him with a survival guide for tackling the sometimes treacherous cultural terrain particular to being young, Black, brainy, and weird in the form of a mixtape. Blending music, cultural criticism and personal essay to explore race, gender, class, and sexuality as they pertain to punk rock and straight edge culture, Asim uses totemic punk rock songs to anchor each chapter.

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