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The Mindset of a Champion follows the career of legendary blogger Byron Crawford a/k/a Bol, founder and editor of the eponymous hip-hop blog, from a dark, foul-smelling dorm room in the middle of no……続きを見る

Signifying Rappers is a fun and quirky discovery for any fan of David Foster Wallace or Hip-hop. Signifying Rappers is an old-school classic from David Foster Wallace and his friend and room-mate Ma……続きを見る

At its rhythmic, beating heart, Close to the Edge asks whether hip hop can change the world. Hip hop-rapping, beat-making,b-boying, deejaying, graffiti-captured the imagination of the teenage Sujath……続きを見る

A no-holds-barred memoir from the primary architect of hip hop and one of the culture's most revered music iconsーboth the tale of his life and legacy and a testament to dogged determination. Grandm……続きを見る

Most people generally view hip hop and rap as being the same. In the book "Hip Hop Vs Rap" the author draws a clear line between the two by explaining in detail what Hip Hop is and what Rap is. Thro……続きを見る

*Includes a Suggested Playlist of some of Pac's lesser known songs. *Discusses both the New York shooting and Las Vegas shooting in detail, explaining who was likely responsible for the shooting.*Di……続きを見る

Put Em All To Shame (The Curriculum) is a one of a kind book. It was created to serve as an extrapolation of the concepts found within the songs of its namesake rap album, Put Em All To Shame. The w……続きを見る

In this lively ethnography Ian Condry interprets Japan’s vibrant hip-hop scene, explaining how a music and culture that originated halfway around the world is appropriated and remade in Tokyo clubs ……続きを見る

The Def Jam label gave America hip hop. But who gave America Def Jam? Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin did. The Men Behind Def Jam examines the most unlikely history of the legendary label that starte……続きを見る

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It's all about the scratch in Groove Music, award-winning music historian Mark Katz's groundbreaking book about the figure that defined hip-hop: the DJ. Today hip-hop is a global phenomenon, and the……続きを見る

A docu-style investigation of our fascination with the gun, from the perspective of the hip-hop generation. The 2003 shooting death of Toronto community-centre worker Kempton Howard put the spotligh……続きを見る

An all you can eat buffet of probing, insightful hip-hop journalism, with thoughts on Rick Ross, Kreayshawn, Das Racist, Odd future, El-P, Killer Mike, Chief Keef, Rap Genius and music publications ……続きを見る

What do Tupac, Eminem, Cassidy, Common and Jin have in common? They're great freestylers. Discover your ability to freestyle with our ebook. This ebook is for those who already know how to write and……続きを見る

The pursuit of hip hop stardom is a road that so many travel in the urban community. Taking their life in poverty, the drug environment,the attraction of crime, and putting it on display with their ……続きを見る

Acclaimed music writer Nik Cohn’s love of hip-hop goes back to its beginnings, and his love of New Orleans even further, to when he passed through the Big Easy on tour with The Who and discovered a ……続きを見る

Early hip hop film musicals have either been expunged from cinema history or excoriated in brief passages by critics and other writers. Hip Hop on Film reclaims and reexamines productions such as Br……続きを見る

On August 11 1973 the first Hip Hop party was held in the rec room of 1520 Sedgwick Ave in the Bronx, NY. On that day a young man named DJ Kool Herc would become a legend. Many other individuals wer……続きを見る

"The Gathering" is one of the most intense musical festivals in the world, and film critic Laremy Legel puts you dead center in the middle of all the mayhem. Traveling with a group of fellow first-t……続きを見る

Hip Hop's Inheritance arguably offers the first book-length treatment of what hip hop culture has, literally, "inherited" from the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts movement, the Feminist Art movem……続きを見る

Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop: Globalization, Transcultural Music, and Ethnic Identities, by Christopher Dennis, explores the impact that globalization and the transnational spread of U.S. popular culture……続きを見る

In this fascinating study of contemporary Christian worshippers, David L. Moody analyzes Christian rap music against traditional Christian theology. For many, mixing the sanctified worship of God wi……続きを見る

Rhyme's Challenge offers a concise, pithy primer to hip-hop poetics while presenting a spirited defense of rhyme in contemporary American poetry. David Caplan's stylish study examines hip-hop's cent……続きを見る

This fascinating, timely, and important book on the connection between music and political activism among Muslim youth around the world looks at how hip-hop, jazz, and reggae, along with Andalusian ……続きを見る

You are an android. Okay, well maybe you’re not really an android, but you have been programmed. Hiphop artist, GaKnew Roxwel, dives into psychology and brings back a bounty of gems. Under the Influ……続きを見る

The Word Rhythm Dictionary: A Resource for Writers, Rappers, Poets, and Lyricists is a new kind of dictionaryーone that reflects the use of “rhythm rhymes” by rappers, poets, and songwriters of toda……続きを見る

Das unentbehrliche Handbuch, vollgepackt mit Informationen zur Musik Eminems. Album für Album informiert es detailreich über sämtliche Songs, die jemals von Eminem veröffentlicht wurden - von Mainst……続きを見る

The fascinating story of Sisqo's rise from scandal to stardom, and the man behind the iconic "Thong Song." In Sisqo: The Man Behind the Thong, Leah Furman uncovers the captivating life and career of……続きを見る

Die Arbeit widmet sich der Frage, inwieweit HipHop in seiner subkulturellen und künstlerischen Erscheinungsform für die Soziale Arbeit nutzbar gemacht werden kann. Im Fokus stehen dabei in der deuts……続きを見る

"Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline" - das ist nicht nur der Titel von Bushidos erstem erfolgreichen Soloalbum, sondern auch eine Metapher für seine Karriere. Kaum ein Künstler polarisiert wie er. Er hat……続きを見る