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Jay-Z and Kanye West's 2011 Watch the Throne is a self-avowed ‘luxury rap’ album centered on Eurocentric conceptions of nobility, artistry, and haute couture. Critical Excess performs a close reading of the sonic and social commentary on the album.

Critical Excess

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    A Paperback by J. Griffith Rollefson

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      Publisher: LUP - University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/7/2021 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472054879, 978-0472054879
      ISBN10: 0472054872

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      Book Synopsis
      Jay-Z and Kanye West's 2011 Watch the Throne is a self-avowed ‘luxury rap’ album centered on Eurocentric conceptions of nobility, artistry, and haute couture. Critical Excess performs a close reading of the sonic and social commentary on the album.

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