They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us
This book covers a wide range of topics; from music, race, and politics that explores how these themes intersect with the author’s, Hanif Abdurraqib, life.
Hanif Abdurraqib writes about the importance of music particularly punk and hip-hop in his life and the lives of others. When he spoke about Prince I was in tears and felt his words in a very personal and true way. They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us also discusses the ways in which art can be used to resist oppressive systems and ways it can bring people together to create change.
Curating Edits Review
This is a thought-provoking and deeply personal collection of Abdurraqib’s essays. If you are a reader interested in culture and the other topics mentioned this book is definitely a read. I won’t spoil it but his essays on Fall Out Boy, Prince, and Carly Rae Jepsen are MUST reads. The essays on Michael Brown and Black Lives Matter are also very important to read.
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