Music-Genres & Styles-Rap & Hip Hop

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. How Hip Hop Became Hit Pop examines the programming practices at commercial radio stations in the 1980s and early 1990s...

From its dynamic start at dance parties in the South Bronx in the late 1970s, hip hop and rap music have exploded into a dominant style of popular music in the United States and a force for activism and expression all over the world....

Don Letts - filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father - has always defied conformity. A British-born son of Windrush parents, he seamlessly pivoted between London's punk and reggae scenes, earning his reputation as the 'Rebel Dread'.In There and Black Again, Don...

WAX POETICS ISSUE #27 Grand Master Flash & Eddie Harris Wax Poetics' first issue of 2008 showcases a strong redesign. Hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash gets cover honors, but it's the whole Furious Five who get the props inside. The late, great Eddie Harris is...

This book provides new practical tools that bridge the gap between familiar, easy-to-use technology and musical practice to enhance musicianship and motivate students. Authors Jennifer Mishra and Barbara Fast provide ideas for use with students of all levels, from beginners to musicians performing advanced...

Transformational Piano Teaching: Mentoring Students from All Walks of Life examines the concept of the piano teacher as someone who is more than just a teacher of a musical skill, but also someone who wields tremendous influence on the development of a young person's...

All the unwritten rules of rap say it doesn't happen like this. Yet Killer Mike, a Black man from Atlanta, Georgia, and El-P, a white man from Brooklyn, New York, have transformed what should have been the twilight of their careers as rappers into...

Despite its global popularity, rap has received little scholarly attention in terms of its poetic features. Rhymes in the Flow systematically analyzes the poetics (rap beats, rhythms, rhymes, verse and song structures) of many notable rap songs to provide new insights on rap artistry...

Why is the battle between good and evil a recurring theme in rap lyrics? What role does the devil play in hip hop? What exactly does it mean when rappers wear a diamond-encrusted "Jesus" around their necks? Why do rappers acknowledge God during award...

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Black Church stood as the stronghold of the Black Community, fighting for equality and economic self-sufficiency and challenging its body to be self-determined and self-aware. Hip Hop Culture grew from disenfranchised urban youth who felt that they had...

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Hip Hop Pedagogy is the first reference work to cover the theory, history, research methodologies, and practice of Hip Hop pedagogy. Including 20 chapters from activist-oriented and community engaged scholars, the handbook provides perspectives and studies from across the world,...

Asserting that hip hop culture has become another locus of postmodernity, Osumare explores the intricacies of this phenomenon from the beginning of the Twenty-First century, tracing the aesthetic and socio-political path of the currency of hip hop across the globe.Author: H. OsumareISBN-10: 0230609619ISBN-13: 9780230609617Publisher:...

In this seminal study of hip-hop literacies, Black identity formation and artivism in Brazil, Dr. Ana Lúcia Silva Souza presents the diverse literacy practices that have emerged within and in relation to Brazil's hip-hop movement. Ana Lúcia Silva Souza demonstrates how Brazilian hip-hop literacies...

Psalms of a Holy Ghost Poet is a compilation of songs, poetry, and spoken word written from the poetic soul of the author who is trying to understand the world we live in while struggling to walk the narrow road in the midst of...

The emergence of the Black Eyed Peas, one of the rap games renaissance players throughout the course of the last decade, is chronicled for the first time in this dazzling biography. With more than 30 million albums sold worldwide since 1998, the savvy hip-hoppers...

The authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a "touching, empathetic portrait" (The New York Times) of his life and powerful legacy, fully illustrated with photos, mementos, handwritten poetry, musings, and more Artist, poet, actor, revolutionary, legendTupac Shakur is one of the greatest...

Gritty City is a love letter to Winnipeg, a prairie metropolis born out of rebellion, a river city marooned in the middle of a continent. Maybe there is something in the water that makes us different... Gritty City is the first book to tackle...

Christians and Christianity have been central to Hip Hop since its inception. This book explores the intersection of Christians and Hip Hop and the multiple outcomes of this intersection. It lays out the ways in which Christians and Hip Hop overlap and diverge. The...

Author: Dave HeatonISBN-13: 9798989194766Publisher: J-CardLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/11/2024Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.42d

An exploration of the much-derided English suburbs through rap music. There are many different Englands. From the much-romanticized rolling countryside, to the cosmopolitanism of the inner cities (embraced by some as progressive, multicultural enlightenment and derided by others as the playground of a self-righteous...

Dive into the remarkable and inspiring story of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, in this captivating biography unveiling the Phenomenon: James Brown's Unstoppable Journey chronicles Brown's incredible journey from the segregated South to commanding the world's grandest stages and showcases his pivotal role...

Featuring articles and exclusives from Hustlamade Bugz, Pinky XXX, Usher, Karrine Steffans, Meagan Good, E 40, 2 Pac, Damon Dash, Angela Simmons and more.Author: Deandre Eugene MorrowISBN-10: 1500838756ISBN-13: 9781500838751Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/17/2014Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 10.80h x 8.40w x 0.10d

Featuring articles and interviews from Taneisha Wish, Da Truf and a host of individuals showcasing their tattoos.Author: Deandre Eugene MorrowISBN-10: 1500838411ISBN-13: 9781500838416Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2014Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.20w x 0.10d

I present my written works as those which disturb the margins of socio-political power and hegemony, to dismantle the hermeneutics, epistemologies and dynamic lexicons of oppression and cultural suppression. This decision advances my movement toward authoring works which situate and re-read pop cultural ideologies...

Create your own blueprint for creativity in the pages of this journal pulsing with the style and flavor of hip-hop's beats, rhymes, and life--designed by an award-winning music journalist, writing professor, and media coach. The classic feel of your composition notebook, upscaled to align...

A concise musical biography traces the Beastie Boys' story from the New York punk scene through a blockbuster career that spans more than 20 years. Ever since they hit the big time with their 1986 rock/rap debut Licensed to Ill, the first rap album...

THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL CHRISTIAN BOOK. IT'S A HOW-TO BOOK. KABIR " BIR WITNESS" JAMAL GIVES A SHORT PEEK AT HIS LIFE AND THEN IT'S REALLY MORE OF A HOW-TO OF MAKING A CAREER IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.His personal point of reference is...

"From Streets to Stardom: A Rapid-Fire Tour of Hip-Hop Evolution"Hip Hop's evolution offers a vivid voice and pictorial history of life on the streets of urban America, reaching back to the vibrant 1920s. Sprouting from the soil of struggle and determination, this cultural movement...

This "first comprehensive anthology of the marriage between hip-hop and luxury fashion" (The Cut) draws on exclusive interviews to tell the story of the hip-hop artists, designers, stylists, and unsung heroes who fought the power and reinvented style around the world over the last...

This groundbreaking study of race, religion, and popular culture in the twenty-first century United States focuses on a new concept, "Muslim Cool." Muslim Cool is a way of being an American Muslim--displayed in ideas, dress, social activism in the 'hood, and in complex relationships...

This groundbreaking study of race, religion, and popular culture in the twenty-first century United States focuses on a new concept, "Muslim Cool." Muslim Cool is a way of being an American Muslim--displayed in ideas, dress, social activism in the 'hood, and in complex relationships...

From Sugarhill Gang to NWA to Biggie to Kanye, The Rap Year Book takes readers on a journey that begins in 1979, widely regarded as the moment rap became recognized as part of the cultural and musical landscape, and works its way right up...

America's Original Gangsta. Snoop Doggy Dogg fired up the burgeoning U.S. rap scene in 1993 with his outstanding debut, Doggystyle. It not only revolutionised a genre, it also put West Coast ganstas at the top of the charts for the first time ever. With...

"Trap Beats and Rhymes: The Explosive Emergence of Trap Music"*** Author of "Rapper's Delight" essay currently archived at the Library of Congress ****** Guest speaker of BBC2 Radio "Rapper's Delight 40th Anniversary" by DJ Trevor Nelson - September 2019 ***Dive deep into the electrifying...

The untold story of how breaking - one of the most widely practiced dance forms in the world today - began as a distinctly African American expression in the Bronx, New York, during the 1970s. Breaking is the first and most widely practiced hip-hop...

In Old Town Road, Chris Molanphy considers Lil Nas X's debut single as pop artifact, chart phenomenon, and cultural watershed. "Old Town Road" was more than a massive hit, with the most weeks at No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history. It is also...

"Ferranti continues to amaze us with the most infamous OGs and their unfathomable street life."-The Source"Seth Ferranti is one of the most prolific true-crime writers of our era. He knows the street game inside and out. From the streets to the penitentiary, nobody rates...

LIL WAYNE (An Unauthorized Biography) an in-depth - tell all about the making and building of Cash Money Records, Southern rap and the biggest rap superstar in the universe who served a prison term at the height of his career and successfully released a...

Focuses exclusively on the studio craft of the late rap legend, Featuring exclusive interviews with many of his producers, including a lengthy, multi-chapter interview with Shakur's closest musical collaborator, Johnny J, among others, offering fans never-before-revealed insight into 2-Pac's recording method, the inter-workings of...

""Early Havoc"" is an autobiography written by June Havoc, an American actress, dancer, and writer. The book chronicles her life from her childhood as a child performer in vaudeville, through her teenage years as a burlesque dancer, to her eventual success on Broadway and...

""R' You Listenin'?"" is a book written by Tony Wons that explores the importance of effective communication in personal and professional relationships. The book is divided into three sections, each focusing on a different aspect of communication: listening, speaking, and nonverbal communication. Through personal...

On May 1, 2003, Russell Tyrone Jones was released on parole for a new and sober beginning. He had a megadeal for a new album and a clothing line all about sealed. After several months in a mental ward and a couple of years...

When on December 6, 1982, the video for Buffalo Gals by Malcolm MacLaren & The World's Supreme Team aired during the Top of the Pops broadcast, English popular culture would never be the same. Suddenly, the indecipherable codes telling the story of the new...

"Beats of the New Millennium: An Odyssey Through the First Decade of Millennium Hip-Hop"*** Author of "Rapper's Delight" essay currently archived at the Library of Congress ****** Guest speaker of BBC2 Radio "Rapper's Delight 40th Anniversary" by DJ Trevor Nelson - September 2019 ***Step...

The award-winning, platinum selling rapper, songwriter, and television personality shares her unforgettable story of coming of age in Miami, her inevitable rise to stardom, and her enduring legacy as a Hip-Hop Icon. Growing up in the Liberty City area of Miami, Florida, Katrina "Trina"...

Sonic Rebellions combines theory and practice to consider contemporary uses of sound in the context of politics, philosophy, and protest, by exploring the relationship between sound and social justice, with particular attention to sonic methodologies not necessarily conceptualised or practiced in traditional understandings of...

New York Times bestselling author of Black Klansman, Ron Stallworth, returns with another firsthand account of trailblazing police work in the most unlikely place for a Black cop in the '90s. Determined to pursue his passion for undercover work wherever it leads, Ron Stallworth...

The definitive biography of MF DOOM, charting the reclusive and revered hip-hop artist's life, career, and eventual immortality. From the journalist behind From the Streets of Shaolin and packed with behind-the-scenes content, for fans of hip-hop biographies like Dilla Time and The Marathon Don't...

2007 Arts Club of Washington's National Award for Arts Writing - FinalistSEE ALSO: Pimps Up, Ho's Down: Hip Hop's Hold on Young Black Women by T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting. An inside look into the beats, lyrics, and flow of hip-hop's history With roots that stretch...

This is a book only Questlove could have written: a perceptive and personal reflection on the first half-century of hip-hop. When hip-hop first emerged in the 1970s, it wasn't expected to become the cultural force it is today. But for a young Black kid...