Rap category: 259 books
by Felicia M. Miyakawa, Joseph G. Schloss
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
A history of the development of hip-hop music and dance. This ebook is a static version of an article from Grove Music Online, a continuously updated online resource, offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s music written by leading scholars. For more information, visit www.oxfordmusiconline.com.
Twelve Months
Love and Pain in the Fast Lane
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2014
Twelve Month’s is the story of a turbulent year in the life of Harry Shotta. A multi award winning MC who is known for his rapid fire delivery and versatility, this book gives readers an insight into the story behind his ‘Twelve Months’ mixtape. Delving into emotional memories from his childhood...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Featuring a foreword by Tricia Rose and an Afterword by Cathy J. Cohen Barack Obama flipped the script on more than three decades of conventional wisdom when he openly embraced hip hop--often regarded as politically radioactive--in his presidential campaigns. Just as important was the extent to which...
Parodies of Ownership
Hip-Hop Aesthetics and Intellectual Property Law
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2011
"Richard Schur offers a provocative view of contemporary African American cultural politics and the relationship between African American cultural production and intellectual property law."
---Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University
"Whites used to own blacks. Now, they accomplish...
I Am A Black Man
The Evolution of a Dangerous Negro
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
Enter the mind of Demetrius Walker as he fights for the American Dream amidst the intergenerational struggles of poverty, daddy issues, and religious conviction. I Am a Black Man is a memoir that examines love, fatherhood, spirituality, and emotional immaturity through the unique perspective of a...
Hip Hop Decoded
From Its Ancient Origins to Its Modern Day Matrix
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2005
MOME Publishing is proud to present the ground breaking, soon to be classic Hip Hop book, “Hip Hop Decoded,” written by an underground street writer, The Black Dot. This masterpiece takes its readers from Hip Hop’s ancient origin to its modern day Matrix. Never before has a book been written about...
The Gospel of Hip Hop
The First Instrument
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
The Gospel of Hip Hop: First Instrument, the first book from the I Am Hip Hop, is the philosophical masterwork of KRS ONE. Set in the format of the Christian Bible, this 800-plus-page opus is a life-guide manual for members of Hip Hop Kulture that combines classic philosophy with faith and practical...
Hip Hop on Film
Performance Culture, Urban Space, and Genre Transformation in the 1980s
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2013
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 Breakin' (1984), Beat Street (1984), and Krush Groove (1985) in order to illuminate Hollywood's fascinating...
This Book Ain't Nuttin to Fuck With
A Wu-Tang Tribute Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
An eclectic collection of Crime, Horror, Bizarro, Science Fiction, Ninja Action, Noir, Mythos, and Literary Fiction stories, that gives tribute to one of the best Hip-Hop groups of all time. Featuring: Gabino Iglesias: BIG GHETTO BOYS Charles Austin Muir: THE RAEKWONOMICON...
by Khali Raymond
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2018
Khali has pieced together seven of his long-hidden songs that he has written over years, alongside many more in his possession. What messages does this book of songs convey? What are the themes of these masterworks present in this book?
by Khali Raymond
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
Welcome to the second entry of "The Collective" series. Khali has a series of lyrics he has penned that revolves around his life and everything he may be feeling at the time of writing these lyrics.
by Khali Raymond
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2018
The Collection has came back into the space. This time, Khali will show you nine of his many archived songs that he has written over the years. Read on because you will not stop turning the page once you pick this book up.
Sonic Bodies
Reggae Sound Systems, Performance Techniques, and Ways of Knowing
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2011
The reggae sound system has exerted a major influence on music and popular culture. Out on the streets of inner city Kingston, Jamaica, every night, sound systems stage dancehall sessions for the crowd to share the immediate, intensive and immersive visceral pleasures of sonic dominance. Sonic Bodies...
Little Guy In A Fat Coat
Points of Ellipsis presents...
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Lyrics to the debut album by Dopamine Rush entitled - Little Guy In A Fat Coat. This album is created in the spirit of the great poet Charles Bukowski. Aiming for something that The Buk would appreciate or maybe hate enough to talk shit about in a poem. The obvious method of enjoyment here is to sing along with the album which is available at poem.bandcamp.com.