ter ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Luther an ▁School , ▁Gil m our ▁Academy , ▁and ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁School ▁in ▁Cleveland ▁( l ater ▁the ▁School ▁on ▁Magn olia ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Black ▁S nake ▁record ▁label , ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁released ▁two ▁albums ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁solo ▁guitar ▁compos itions , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁ 4 5 ▁r pm ▁single ▁of ▁a ▁bl u egr ass ▁version ▁of ▁De vo ' s ▁" M ong ol oid " ▁by ▁the ▁Hot foot ▁Quart et . ▁He ▁later ▁attended ▁God d ard ▁College ▁and ▁The ▁Ever green ▁State ▁College ; ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁from ▁Brown ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁lives ▁in ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁ ▁Books ▁Spect ac ular ▁Vern ac ular s : ▁H ip - h op ▁and ▁the ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁Post mod ern ism , ▁S UN Y ▁Press ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁() ▁Ar ctic ▁Spect acles : ▁The ▁Fro zen ▁North ▁in ▁Visual ▁Culture , ▁ 1 8 1 8 - 1 8 7 5 , ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁Press ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁() ▁P yg : ▁The ▁Mem oir s ▁of ▁a ▁Lear ned ▁P ig , ▁Can ong ate ▁Books ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁() ▁ ▁F