books.google.com - The figure of the violent man in the African American imagination has a long history. He can be found in 19th-century bad man ballads like "Stagolee" and "John Hardy," as well as in the black convict recitations that influenced "gangsta" rap. "Born in a Mighty Bad Land" connects this figure with similar...http://books.google.com/books/about/Born_in_a_Mighty_Bad_Land.html?id=eqsduAAvau0C&utm_source=gb-gplus-share"Born in a Mighty Bad Land"
