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Voice from Rikers: Spirituality in Hip Hop Artist Lil’ Wayne’s Prison Blog
- Journal of Religion and Popular Culture
- University of Toronto Press
- Volume 24, Number 1, Spring 2012
- pp. 15-28
- 10.1353/rpc.2012.0005
- Article
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Abstract
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.
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