Erasure with respect to the real literary world

I was rather curious about the conversation that we had in class about

Erasure

tand the trend of “street literature”. I wanted to understand how this trend works in life outside of the novel. I came across a public library’s page and i found their definition of street lit:

“Called street literature, urban drama, and hip-hop literature, this exciting genre features fast-paced action, gritty ghetto realism, and social messages about the high price of gangsta life. Following in the tradition of Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines, the new generation of street lit writers speaks to the experiences of a wide range of characters – from the ordinary people trying to get by in the projects to hard-core drug dealers, prostitutes, pimps, and gangbangers.”–Madison Public Library

From a little more research online, it is quite clear that street lit is a popular genre attracting people from the ages of 14-34. But there are also people who don’t like the recent influx of this kind of literature. An African American writer, Nick Chiles is quoted in this article. He is very reminiscent of the narrator of

Earasure

. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6299839.html

Interestingly enough, he goes into borders and gets upset that his novels and novels by Toni Morrison are “swallowed up” by the bright covers of street lit novels.