RZA [rapper] explains the relationship between rappers and comic book characters in The Wu-Tang Manual, saying that growing up with a single parent in the projects, kids often want to imagine a powerful, protective second self. They read comic books and want to find the super-hero within.

Mickey Hess & Jessica Elliot
  • in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/031333904X?ie=UTF8&tag=quooncom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=031333904X" target="blank"><em>Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture</em></a>
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