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Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists
"You hold in your hands a powerful tool, a document rich in humor and obsessive devotion. Packed with history and compulsively readable, Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists is bound to spark as many arguments as it settles. Buy the damn thing." --Joe Levy, Music Editor, Rolling Stone "A must-have for any rap aficionado." --Russell Simmons "Fearlessly funny, encyclopedic in scope, and sure to start more beef than Oscar Mayer, this book-like everything Ego Trip touches-is pure hip hop." --Alan Light, Editor-in-Chief, Spin "Essential brain-food for hungry hip hoppers." --Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, Editor-in-Chief, The Source "A wealth of useful information on one of the four elements of hip hop. Wow! Who had time for this?" --Danny Hoch "The best book I've ever read-and I can't read!" --Chris Rock -- Review
Hip Hop Story 3: Coast to Coas
This program delves into the story behind the East vs. West coast rivalry in hip-hop culture and examines the lives and careers of such artists as Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, and 50 Cent. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
Where'd You Get Those?
New York City's Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987 [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)
"Before Nike controlled nearly half of the global sneaker market" and "before yuppies started wearing sneakers with their suits to walk to and from work," sneaker culture was the province of "sneaker fiends" and ball players, Garcia declares in his paean to the lost golden age of streetwise footwear. A cultural critic, journalist and DJ, Garcia waxes nostalgic-in slang, of course-about "the most seminal and coveted joints" from the 1960s through 1987. For each model, Garcia shares color combinations, nicknames, relevant athlete endorsements and quips from fans on each sneaker's pros and cons. With photographs of basketball players on the court and kids breakdancing on city sidewalks, advertisements for Jordache (with Earl "The Pearl" Monroe pitching, "Go One-On-One With... the Jordache Look"), and up-close shots of classic shoes like the Nike Air Force 1 and the Converse All Star, this is a comprehensive, informative study of shoe culture, as well as a hip tribute to icons like Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ivan Lendl.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Back in the Days
Shabazz's photographs celebrate the "cool" style of early hip-hop culture between 1980 and 1989. Though his work is firmly rooted in the tradition of urban street photography, Shabazz here shows his subjects striking a pose and staring straight into the camera. The resulting images become less documentary and more yearbook-like in style. At first viewing, the clothes and posturing seem almost ridiculous, until we remember the excesses of the 1980s. By comparing the styles and attitudes of this bygone era to contemporary hip-hop culture, Ernie Paniccioli's essay places Shabazz's photos within a historical and social context. He points out that like all fresh and honest trends, the hip-hop style has become sadly commodified and more concerned with status than substance. But in the early era presented here, the focus was never style for style's sake it was about rebellion and survival. Shabazz, who has published his photos in the Source, Vibe, and other magazines, documents his "passion for photography and his love for his people" while raising important issues of racial justice and equality. Free self-expression is communicated through hair, clothing, shoes, jewelry, and, most importantly, posturing. An important examination of urban and youth culture through colorful photographs, this is recommended for all public and academic libraries. Shauna Frischkorn, Millersville Univ., PA
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Yes Yes Y'All
The Experience Music Project Oral History of Hip-Hop's First Decade (Paperback)
Based on the "Hip-Hop Nation" exhibit at Seattle's Experience Music Project and the project's ongoing Oral History Program, this history of the beginnings of hip-hop in 1970s New York City is a lavishly illustrated and lovingly compiled homage to the many artists who contributed to the birth of what soon became and remains today, more than 25 years later a worldwide cultural institution. Editors Fricke and Ahearn (director of the hip-hop film Wild Style) weave the insights and attitudes of nearly 100 of the key players into a multihued and multiracial tapestry that illustrates what the excitement of that era and its music was all about. Since the hip-hop style was first developed in the Bronx borough of New York City as a dance-floor alternative to the then-prominent "disco" sound, the oral narrative is dominated by the voices of well-known DJs: Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash. But much of the success of the book is derived from its exploration of the roots of other related hip-hop trends: how the massive new styles of graffiti were both a response to urban violence as well as a way to provoke the interest of downtown New York avant-garde artists; how the competitive world of break dancing was rooted in the rapidly changing and fading gang culture of the Bronx; and how many women were far more active and influential in all types of hip-hop styles than was obvious or recognized at the time. This is an excellent documentation of how early hip-hop expressed "a balance between pain and the celebration of music and movements."
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.