 "Illmatic" is also the focus of a significant work of hip-hop scholarship, "" (2009), edited by Michael Eric Dyson and Sohail Daulatzai.With contributions from figures such as Greg Tate, Adam Mansbach, Eddie Glaude, Dream Hampton, Marc Lamont Hill, and Suheir Hammad, "Born to Use Mics..." is the first academic project to assemble a group of scholars, poets, filmmakers, journalists, novelists, and musicians to reflect on a specific hip hop album.In the introduction, Daulatzai explains the singular focus on "Illmatic", writing