Introduction: “It’s got to feel real but not be real” (Ice-T)

Metcalf, Josephine; Turner, Will

Abstract

© Josephine Metcalf and Will Turner and the contributors 2014. In August 2012, the editors of this collection attended the European premier of the Ice-T (né Tracy Marrow) directed documentary, Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap. Held at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, the event was marked by a palpable sense of excitement amongst an audience spanning all ages, races, and genders. The two of us shared in this excitement, and the evening did not disappoint. Following the warmly received film, we were treated to a question and answer session with Ice-T himself, and a concert that saw the film’s director, and a number of its stars, revisit some of their classic tracks. As Ice-T remarked on stage that night, both the film and the evening offered “a love letter to hip-hop.”.

Citation

Metcalf, J., & Turner, W. (2016). Introduction: “It’s got to feel real but not be real” (Ice-T). In J. Metcalf, & W. Turner (Eds.), Rapper, Writer, Pop-Cultural Player : Ice-T and the Politics of Black Cultural Production (1-16). Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315603612-1

• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jun 8, 2022
• Publisher: Ashgate
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 1-16
• Book Title: Rapper, Writer, Pop-Cultural Player : Ice-T and the Politics of Black Cultural Production
• ISBN: 9781317071501; 9781472418357; 9781472434319
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315603612-1
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3609161