Rap and Redemption on Death Row

Imprisoned since age nineteen, Alim Braxton has spent more than a quarter century on North Carolina’s death row. During that time, he converted to Islam and dedicated his life to redemption. Braxton, a rapper since the age of thirteen, uses his rhymes as a form of therapy and to advocate for prison...

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Main Authors:	Braxton, Alim, Katz, Mark
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	The University of North Carolina Press 2026
Subjects:	North Carolina death row Carceral studies Religious conversion in prison Prison memoir Prison reform activism Hip hop artists in prison thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVA Theory of music and musicology thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose::DNT Anthologies: general thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology::JKV Crime and criminology::JKVP Penology and punishment thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose::DNB Biography: general
Online Access:	ONIX_20260605T151935_9781469678726_2
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