<b>Marcus Reeves</b> has covered youth culture and politics for over fifteen years, in publications such as <i>Th</i><i>e</i><i> </i><i>Washington</i><i> Post, Th</i><i>e</i><i> N</i><i>e</i><i>w York Tim</i><i>e</i><i>s</i>,<i> The Village Voice, </i><i>Rolling Ston</i><i>e</i>, <i>Vib</i><i>e</i>, and <i>Th</i><i>e</i><i> Sourc</i><i>e</i>. He is the author of <i>Somebody Scream! Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the… Aftershock of Black Power.</i>