Rap category: 259 books
by Tavis Stockley
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2018
RAP takes a look at problems facing contemporary urban sexuality, from a metaphysical point of view.
In the process subjects such as gangster rap misogyny , and the relevance of the church to its constituents are raised.
RAP is a bold, entertaining read , with penetrating and profound insights into urban mythology.
by Don Choteo
Language: French
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Language: French
Release Date: October 21, 2016
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by Paola Zukar
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Cosa è successo dal 2006 al 2016? Il rap italiano è sbarcato nel mainstream. Con Clementino, Fabri Fibra e Marracash il genere è uscito dai circuiti underground per approdare al grande pubblico. Dietro a questi artisti c’è il nome di una donna capace di interpretare le regole di un gioco fatto...
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Language: German
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Language: German
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Keine andere Stadt in Deutschland ist so voller HipHop wie Berlin. Besonders Graffiti und Rap spielen in der Hauptstadt eine große Rolle. Hier wurden und werden Trends gesetzt. Berlin ist nicht nur sexy, sondern auch vor allem extrem cool. Berliner HipHop ist in. Und umstritten: Jeder ist hier aggro,...
It's No Secret
From Nas to Jay-Z, from Seduction to Scandal--a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2006
Carmen Bryan is no stranger to the rap world. Not only did she work at Def Jam and Capitol Records but she shares a daughter with hip-hop superstar Nas -- a relationship made extremely public through Nas's celebrity status, rap lyrics, and the ever-present media. Now, in It's No Secret, a strong,...
Sisqo
The Man Behind the Thong
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2001
This stunning biography of Sisqo follows "The Man Behind the Thong's" life and career.
Sisqo broke into the music scene with his top five album, Unleash The Dragon and never before has the music scene been faced with such a dynamic cross-over artist. Sisqo's life however, has not...
The Big Payback
The History of the Business of Hip-Hop
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
**“There has never been a better book about hip-hop…a record-biz portrait that jumps off the page.”—A.V. Club
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE VH1 SERIES THE BREAKS**
The Big Payback takes readers from the first $15 made by a “rapping DJ” in 1970s New York to the multi-million-dollar...
by Mark Beaumont
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Jay-Z: King of America is the first in-depth biography to dissect the life and music of the most successful rapper of all time. From crack dealing on the mean streets of New York to million dollar deals at the highest echelons of music industry, Jay-Z’s story is a whole new kind of American Dream.
Updated...
Enter the Babylon System
Unpacking Gun Culture from Samuel Colt to 50 Cent
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2010
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 spotlight on hip hop’s fixation with guns. Media and police soon blamed rap music and its tales of...
Paid In Full?
An Introduction to Brit-Hop, Grime and UK Rap
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2011
An introduction to the history of British hip-hop as it finally escapes its reputation as the poor cousin of the American variant with a succession of hugely successful releases by the new stars of 'grime'. Alex Ogg, a notable author in this field having previously written The Hip Hop Years (and been...
Prophets of the Hood
Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2004
At once the most lucrative, popular, and culturally oppositional musical force in the United States, hip hop demands the kind of interpretation Imani Perry provides here: criticism engaged with this vibrant musical form on its own terms. A scholar and a fan, Perry considers the art, politics, and...
Put Em All To Shame
The Curriculum
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
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 word “Shame” which appears in the title is a tribute to the immense talents of DJ Shame who produced...
Hip-Hop Japan
Rap and the Paths of Cultural Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
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 and recording studios. Illuminating different aspects of Japanese hip-hop, Condry chronicles how self-described...
Somebody Scream!
Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
For many African Americans of a certain demographic the sixties and seventies were the golden age of political movements. The Civil Rights movement segued into the Black Power movement which begat the Black Arts movement. Fast forward to 1979 and the release of Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight."...