'Cardi B's Invasion of Privacy' 33 1/3 Book Launch with Ma'Chell M. Duma
Peruse the list of 33 1/3 book titles and you'll find that most of the albums in the long-running series of "short books about popular music" have had several years (sometimes several decades) to establish a place in music history before being featured. Miles Davis's Bitches Brew, Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark, The Pogues's Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash, Fugazi's In on the Kill Taker... there are nearly 180 books total, so I won't name them all, and there is some excellent work among them. But this month, 33 1/3 released their youngest addition yet, Cardi B's Invasion of Privacy, written by PNW music journalist (and occasional Stranger contributor) Ma'Chell Duma. The book is not only full of observations about Cardi B and her history-making record, but it also explores some of the discourse that has followed Cardi's success, including the wage gap in pop music (Chapter 9: Money Bag) and the history and mainstreaming of pussy rap (Chapter 3: Bickenhead). (I did an unofficial count and the word "pussy" appears in the book at least 70 times. Cardi would be proud.)
by Megan Seling