RT Article
T1 Voice from Rikers: Spirituality in Hip Hop Artist Lil' Wayne's Prison Blog
JF Journal of religion and popular culture
VO 24
IS 1
SP 15
OP 28
A1 Lauricella, Sharon
A1 Alexander, Matthew
A2 Alexander, Matthew
LA English
YR 2012
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/169218752X
AB : While incarcerated on Rikers Island, Grammy award-winning rapper Lil' Wayne posted letters to a blog to maintain contact with fans. The blog entries and comments from fans express gratitude, positivity, encouragement, and a pervasive sense of spirituality and religiousness. This paper considers the content of Lil' Wayne's letters from Rikers, together with posted comments to the blog, in the context of spiritual communication and participatory media.
K1 Rap
K1 Hip Hop
K1 Blog
K1 Lil’ Wayne, spirituality
DO 10.3138/jrpc.24.1.15