Rap and Redemption on Death Row: Seeking Justice and Finding Purpose Behind Bars

by Alim Braxton and Mark Katz

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 reform, particularly by calling attention to the plight of the wrongfully incarcerated. This book, a hip-hop-rich prison memoir, chronicles Braxton's struggles...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469678705
• ISBN13: 9781469678702
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"