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Title	:	They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
Author	:	Hanif Abdurraqib
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 291 pages
Published	:	November 14th 2017 by Two Dollar Radio
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Writing. Essays. Music. Poetry. Autobiography. Memoir. Race

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

Hanif Abdurraqib

Paperback | Pages: 291 pages

Rating: 4.57 | 5057 Users | 751 Reviews

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In an age of confusion, fear, and loss, Hanif Abdurraqib's is a voice that matters. Whether he's attending a Bruce Springsteen concert the day after visiting Michael Brown's grave, or discussing public displays of affection at a Carly Rae Jepsen show, he writes with a poignancy and magnetism that resonates profoundly.

In the wake of the nightclub attacks in Paris, he recalls how he sought refuge as a teenager in music, at shows, and wonders whether the next generation of young Muslims will not be afforded that opportunity now. While discussing the everyday threat to the lives of black Americans, Abdurraqib recounts the first time he was ordered to the ground by police officers: for attempting to enter his own car.

In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others—along with original, previously unreleased essays—Abdurraqib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world, so that we might better understand ourselves, and in so doing proves himself a bellwether for our times.

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So, once upon a time, I wanted to write for Rolling Stone when I grew up, and reading this book sort of immersed me back in that dream. One can write about music, politics, or culture, but to write about them all together is to acknowledge that for many of us, there exists a soundtrack to our experiences. And music has that ability to either brush up against our lives, conflict with our feelings, or fully hit us with the exact message or support that we need in that moment. You know, the "OMG,



I L O V E D this. I forget where I saw it recommended but I almost didn't pick it up because it's a lot of music criticism of music I don't especially like, but it was overall so highly recommended that I checked it out. And I'm so glad I did!! The author is also a poet and you can definitely tell, his style is so beautiful and moving. Even when I'm not familiar with the artists, these essays are always about more than music. (I have to admit I did prefer it when I was familiar with an essay's

I've been thinking about going back to school lately, asking myself when and how and why. That last one is the hardest--weird to think about further following my academic interests in writing and culture when it feels like the world is in critical need of other kinds of help. This collection was such a reminder of what writing can do. Not to replace other important parts of life, but to make sense of them, process them, reflect them back. I read it fast and then slow, picking it up less and less

This is, single-handedly, the greatest music/culture book I have ever read. Two essays in and I felt that; two essays in and I was recommending it far and wide. It sustained across the whole collection. Hanif writes in a way that blows music out beyond a sub-culture; it's true that it bleeds into everyday life, but to see it articulated in such a way is surreal and fantastic as a reader and a music fan. He is basically what every music writer should aspire to, imo. He makes you feel a lot, even

I'd never cried while reading an essay about fall out boy before, so that was new

As I sat in a teaching conference this week and heard someone scoff, "Kendrick Lamar winning a Pulitzer in music? Are you kidding? What has this world come to?", I'm eternally grateful for Hanif Abdurraqib's collection, They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us. He is an essayist who clearly loves music, how it can render someone vulnerable but also provide the net to catch them, how it can both articulate and keep at bay one's encroaching inner darkness, how it reflects so much of culture and its