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“There has never been a better book about hip-hop…a record-biz portrait that jumps off the page.”—A.V. Club
The perfect read for music lovers and business aficionados alike, The Big Payback reveals the secret histories of the early long-shot successes of Sugar Hill Records and Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC’s crossover breakthrough on MTV, the marketing of gangsta rap, and the rise of artist/entrepreneurs...
The perfect read for music lovers and business aficionados alike, The Big Payback reveals the secret histories of the early long-shot successes of Sugar Hill Records and Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC’s crossover breakthrough on MTV, the marketing of gangsta rap, and the rise of artist/entrepreneurs...
Publisher
St. James Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxiv, 579 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language
English
Description
This encyclopedia examines the history and contributions of hip hop to American and global culture, including the music, dance, and visual arts that are its artistic expressions. Entries also examine hip hop's influence in other arenas such as fashion, film, and poetry; its impact on education, politics, social activism, racial and ethnic identity, and globalization; and its many contributions to American, urban, black, and Latino cultures.
Publisher
Jumping Fish Productions
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (33 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD (4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
Introduces you to old school hip hop as well as the hottest new moves. Break and Shake with the hip hop master himself, Roger G. Do the chingy, the ponytail, the uprock and more.
6) Dated emcees
Author
Publisher
City Lights Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
63 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Chinaka Hodge came of age along with hip-hop-and its influence on her suitors became inextricable from their personal interactions. Form blends with content as she examines her love life through the lens of hip-hop's best known orators, characters, archetypes and songs in a finely crafted collection of 25 poems, its length meant to mirror that of a classic double album. Dated Emcees blurs the line between lived and imagined experience, and creates...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Follow a little girl as she moves, swings, and grooves her way through her bedtime routine, dancing all the while, until she finally closes her eyes and dances through her dreams"--
11) Jeu de société
Publisher
Decca Records
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (79 minutes)
Language
Français
12) Hip hop dog
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A neglected dog finds his purpose through rapping and rhyming.
Publisher
Jumping Fish Productions
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dance, groove, stretch, and have fun while learning all the latest moves, including the chicken Noodle Soup, the Snap, Walk It Out, and more, with hip-hop great Roger G. Includes exciting live performances that will have kids up and dancing in no time!
15) Hip-hop dancing
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and photographs present hip-hop dancing, including simple steps"--Provided by publisher.
16) A hip-hop story
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books/MTV Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
404 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Melding entertaining conversations with black girlfriends and her personal experiences as a redeemed “ride-or-die” chick, an acclaimed writer urges black women to expel the myth that their self-worth is connected to how much labor they provide others, and guides them toward healing.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
282 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mo' Meta Blues is a punch-drunk memoir in which Everyone's Favorite Questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the music world. He digs deep into the album cuts of his life and unearths some pivotal moments in black art, hip hop, and pop culture."--Book jacket.
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