Rap and Redemption on Death Row: Seeking Justice and Finding Purpose Behind Bars

Imprisoned since age nineteen, Alim Braxton has spent more than a quarter century on North Carolina's death...
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Author: Alim Braxton
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Rap and Redemption on Death Row: Seeking Justice and Finding Purpose Behind Bars by Braxton, Alim

Rap and Redemption on Death Row: Seeking Justice and Finding Purpose Behind Bars

BD$246.06

Rap and Redemption on Death Row: Seeking Justice and Finding Purpose Behind Bars

BD$246.06
Author: Alim Braxton
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Imprisoned since age nineteen, Alim Braxton has spent more than a quarter century on North Carolina's death row. During that time, he converted to Islam and dedicated his life to redemption. Braxton, a rapper since the age of thirteen, uses his rhymes as a form of therapy and to advocate for prison reform, particularly by calling attention to the plight of the wrongfully incarcerated. This book, a hip-hop-rich prison memoir, chronicles Braxton's struggles and triumphs as he attempts to record an album while on death row, something no one has done before.

Braxton's world is complex: full of reflections on guilt, condemnation, incarceration, religious awakening, and the redemptive power of art. Ultimately, Braxton shows us that even amid the brutality of our prison system there are moments of joy, and on death row joy may be the most powerful form of resistance.



Author: Alim Braxton, Mark Katz
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 04/09/2024
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781469678702


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2024

About the Author
Alim Braxton (a.k.a. RRome Alone) is a writer, rapper, and activist living on North Carolina's death row in Raleigh. Mark Katz is the John P. Barker Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the author of several books, including Build: The Power of Hip Hop Diplomacy in a Divided World.

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