Book Description
This definitive guide covers the entire spectrum of hip-hop, including MCs, DJs, producers, labels, graffiti taggers, poppers, lockers and body-rockers.
Author : Peter Shapiro
Publisher :
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 16,58 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN :
This definitive guide covers the entire spectrum of hip-hop, including MCs, DJs, producers, labels, graffiti taggers, poppers, lockers and body-rockers.
Author : Peter Shapiro
Publisher :
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 21,31 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Music
ISBN :
This work aims to be the definitive guide to the MCs, DJs, producers, labels, graffiti taggers, poppers, lockers and body-rockers involved in the hip-hop scene. From its origins as the urban folk music of the South Bronx in the mid-1970s to its present incarnation as the world best-selling genre, hip-hop has been one of the most vital - and often controversial - strands of global popular culture in recent decades.
Author : Oliver Wang
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 16,81 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1550225618
With over forty unique reviews covering sixty landmark hip-hop albums spanning twenty years, Classic Material proves that there is no lack of intelligent commentary and criticism on rap music.
Author : Jeffrey Ogbonna Green Ogbar
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 33,46 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Music
ISBN :
As hip-hop artists constantly struggle to "keep it real," this fascinating study examines the debates over the core codes of hip-hop authenticity--as it reflects and reacts to problematic black images in popular culture--placing hip-hop in its proper cultural, political, and social contexts.
Author : Peter Shapiro
Publisher : Rough Guides
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,65 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781858284330
This pocket-sized book covers the back beat and its circulation through the world and traces its innovators. Hundreds of recommendations and reviews are included. Photos.
Author : Jason Tanz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 37,65 MB
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 1608196534
Over the last quarter-century hip-hop has grown from an esoteric form of African-American expression to become the dominant form of American popular culture. Today, Snoop Dogg shills for Chrysler and white kids wear Fubu, the black-owned label whose name stands for "For Us, By Us." This is not the first time that black music has been appreciated, adopted, and adapted by white audiences-think jazz, blues, and rock-but Jason Tanz, a white boy who grew up in the suburban Northwest, says that hip-hop's journey through white America provides a unique window to examine the racial dissonance that has become a fact of our national life. In such culture-sharing Tanz sees white Americans struggling with their identity, and wrestling (often unsuccessfully) with the legacy of race. To support his anecdotally driven history of hip-hop's cross-over to white America, Tanz conducts dozens of interviews with fans, artists, producers, and promoters, including some of hip-hop's most legendary figures-such as Public Enemy's Chuck D; white rapper MC Serch; and former Yo! MTV Raps host Fab 5 Freddy. He travels across the country, visiting "nerdcore" rappers in Seattle, who rhyme about Star Wars conventions; a group of would-be gangstas in a suburb so insulated it's called "the bubble"; a break-dancing class at the upper-crusty New Canaan Tap Academy; and many more. Drawing on the author's personal experience as a white fan as well as his in-depth knowledge of hip-hop's history, Other People's Property provides a hard-edged, thought-provoking, and humorous snapshot of the particularly American intersection of race, commerce, culture, and identity.
Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 44,62 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1848365381
The Rough Guide to Havana is the essential travel guide with clear maps and coverage of the unforgettable attractions of Cuba's lively capital. From the Museo de la Revolución and other must-visit museums and galleries to splendid architectural gems including the Catedral de San Cristóbal, the Rough Guide steers you to the best restaurants, stylish bars & cafés, and hottest nightlife in Havana across every price range. The guide provides comprehensive coverage of hotels as well as private homestays, the best places to stay for an up-close experience of life in Cuba. You'll find detailed coverage of the outer boroughs La Lisa and Marianao as well as an unprecedented level of detail for the main four city neighbourhoods, Habana Vieja, Centro Habana, Vedado and Miramar. Rely on insider tips on everything from where to go for local music and jazz, shop for Cuban film posters, guayabera shirts and rum, and witness the time, skill and effort involved in producing Cuban cigars. Explore all corners of the city with authoritative background on Cuban history and a succinct political analysis of the Cuban Revolution, relying on the clearest maps of any guide and practical language tips. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Havana
Author : Peter Buckley
Publisher : Rough Guides
Page : 1234 pages
File Size : 43,71 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Dictionaries
ISBN : 1858284570
Compiles career biographies of over 1,200 artists and rock music reviews written by fans covering every phase of rock from R & B through punk and rap.
Author : George Cole
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 34,45 MB
Release : 2007-07-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780472032600
The story of the final recordings of one of the greatest jazz musicians of the twentieth century
Author : Peter Buckley
Publisher : Rough Guides
Page : 1244 pages
File Size : 15,6 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781843531050
Compiles career biographies of over 1,200 artists and rock music reviews written by fans covering every phase of rock from R & B through punk and rap.