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Book SynopsisDrawing from the different ways Black artists in the 2-5-2 area code in North Carolina use vibe' as a mode of knowing and communication, author Corey Miles illustrates how Black feeling and unfeeling offer entry points into the contemporary South that challenge static and monolithic notions of the region.
Trade ReviewVibe is an important exploration of the aesthetics of Black life and hip hop in the rural American South." - Dasan Ahanu, alumni Nasir Jones HipHop Fellow and cofounder and managing director of Black Poetry Theater
"In a fresh and personable style, Corey J. Miles examines and theorizes trap music as a necessary emotional response to cyclical, racialized trauma.
Vibe is a refreshing and needed addition to the growing body of hip hop scholarship on the contemporary American South." - Regina Bradley, author of
Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip-Hop South"
Vibe is a lesson on emotions, hip hop, the Black South, and storytelling. A must-read." - B. Brian Foster, author of
I Don't Like the Blues: Race, Place, and the Backbeat of Black Life
