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By
Paul Edwards ,
Kool G Rap
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2009]
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Description: Examining the dynamics of hip-hop from every region and in every form-mainstream and underground, current and classic-this compelling how-to discusses everything from content and flow to rhythm and delivery in relation to the art and craft of rap. Compiled from the most extensive research on rapping to date, this... more
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By
Cent ,
Robert Greene
[Hardcover 2010]
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The ultimate hustle is to move freely between the street and corporate worlds, to find your flow and never stay locked in the same position. This is a manifesto for how to operate in the 21st century, where everything has been turned on its head. Building on the runaway success... more
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Paul Edwards ,
Kool G Rap
[Paperback 2009]
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Clipse, Cypress Hill, Nelly, Public Enemy, Remy Ma, Schoolly D, A Tribe Called Quest, will.i.am--these are just some of the acclaimed artists offering tips and advice in this compelling how-to. Delivering countless candid and exclusive first-person insights from interviews with more than one hundred of the most innovative artists, author... more
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By
Debbie Nelson ,
Annette Witheridge
[Paperback 2008]
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Fact and fiction separated in the story of the world's most famous rapper told by the one woman who knows him. Since 1999 Eminem has revealed every aspect of his tortured existence. But how much of his music is inspired by truth and how much is poetic license? Only one... more
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Dan Charnas
[Paperback 2011]
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Drawing on the stories of 300 industry veterans, the author chronicles hip-hop's rise from street culture to global industry, tallying who won, who lost and who was on the cutting edge.... more
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Cameron Lazerine ,
Devin Lazerine ,
T I
[Paperback 2008]
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An edgy, fun, and comprehensive look at the hip-hop world, this volume covers the music's history and places it within a broader cultural perspective. The authors deliver entertaining, illuminating profiles of major artists and producers, discuss infamous feuds, essential CDs, and more. In this fun, edgy, and essential guide, the... more
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7.
By
Cent
[Hardcover 2007]
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Hip hop superstar and "New York Times" bestselling author 50 Cent returns with this spectacularly packaged, illustrated collectible for fans--featuring a CD with a never-before-released track, handwritten song lyrics, photos, and more. "When I look at these pictures and think about my days growing up on the south side of... more
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By
Cent ,
Kris Ex
[Paperback 2006]
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From the #1 selling artist of 2005- and now New York Times bestselling author- 50 Cent publishes the never-before-told story of his meteoric rise as one of the hottest hip-hop artists of all time. This violent and introspective memoir reveals not only 50 Cent's story but also the story of... more
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By
Murray Forman ,
Mark Anthony Neal
[Paperback 2011, 2nd Edition]
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This newly expanded and revised second edition of That's the Joint! brings together the most important and up-to-date hip-hop scholarship in one comprehensive volume. Presented thematically, the selections address the history of hip-hop, identity politics of the "hip-hop nation," debates of "street authenticity," social movements and activism, aesthetics, technologies of... more
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By
Mickey Hess
[Hardbound 2007]
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By
Joseph G Schloss
[Paperback 2004]
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Tom Terrell ,
Jr Bill Adler
[Hardcover 2007]
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By
Sam Brown ,
Kris Ex
[Paperback 2005]
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Tupac Shakur's tragic, untimely death transformed him from notorious gangsta rapper to 20th century icon. Crucial to his cross-cultural appeal is the mass of contradictions that defined his complex personality: the macho rapper who glorified the "thug lif... more
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Oliver Wang ,
Dante Ross
[Paperback 2003]
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A look at the most important and influential hip-hop albums of all time... more
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By
Stacy Gueraseva
[Hardcover 2005]
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In the early '80s, the music industry wrote off hip-hop as a passing fad. Few could or would have predicted that the improvised raps and raw beats busting out of New York City's urban underclass would one day become a multimillion-dollar business and one... more
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David Alan Harvey
[Hardcover 2007]
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Jason Tanz
[Hardcover 2007]
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Drawing on his personal experience as a white fan as well as his in-depth knowledge of hip-hop's history, Tanz provides a hard-edged, thought-provoking, and humorous snapshot of the particularly American intersection of race, commerce, culture, and identi... more
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By
Joel Whitburn
[Paperback 2005]
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Back in the days of Louis Jordan and Bullmoose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats, swing, and World War II, Billboard magazine started keeping tabs on the best-sellers in record stores in New York City's Harlem. That Harlem Hit Parade chart of 1942, the sta... more
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Mqw
[Paperback]
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The torch had finally been passed. The streets now had a new son to look after. Swift is a college graduate determined to establish himself in corporate America. Everyone from his school teachers to his mother has been skeptical of his goals. Whe... more
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Michael Porter
[Paperback 2007]
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Showing that in its early days rap music led to black consciousness, this discussion goes on to argue that the current preoccupations of rap--especially the erotic themes expressed and their dramatization in music videos--have led to an unthinking youthfu... more
