ISBN:
1843532638
Language:
English
Pages:
IV, 404 S.
,
zahlr. Ill.
Edition:
2nd ed., expanded and rev.
Series Statement:
Rough guides music series
DDC:
782.421649
Keywords:
Hip-hop
;
Rap (Music) History and criticism
;
Hip-Hop
;
Wörterbuch
;
Biografie
;
Verzeichnis
;
Wörterbuch
;
Wörterbuch
;
Hip-Hop
Abstract:
This volume presents a guide to every aspect of hip-hop music, tracing its story from its origins in the 1970s as New York's urban folk music all the way to hip-hop's current dominance as the world's best-selling genre. Extensive biographies cover hip-hop's entire spectrum, from the millionaire players to the underground freestylers, from gangster rappers to conscious rhymers, all alongside hundreds of illustrations by top hip-hop photographers. Pioneers like Run DMC and Public Enemy, as well as global superstars of today such as Eminem and Jay Z, are all covered in detail; and each entry concludes with recommendations of the best of their recordings on CD. All the best MCs, DJs, B-Boys and graffiti-writers are here, but there are also extensive sidebars that go beyond the music to the lifestyle, describing hip-hop's fashions, films, feuds and fads.
Note:
Includes discographies. Bibliographical references (p. 402-403)
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0721/2005276572-d.html
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