Hip hop America / by Nelson George.
Hip hop America / by Nelson George.
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Publisher
New York : Viking, 1998.
Date
1998.
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N782.421649/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 226 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Post-Soul -- 2. Hip Hop Wasn't Just Another Date -- 3. Gangsters - Real and Unreal -- 4. The "I" Of Me -- 5. Black Owned? -- 6. The Permanent Business -- 7. Sample This -- 8. Where My Eyes Can See -- 9. New Jack Swing to Ghetto Glamour -- 10. National Music -- 11. The Sound of Philadelphia - Dunk...
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Publisher
New York : Viking, 1998.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
George turns hip hop over and looks at it as a music, a style, a language, a business, a myth and a moral force, and when he's done it's clear why this book is not called The Death of Rhythm & Rap. Far from being the most marketable pathology in the world, as its critics have feared and sneered, hip hop has a dynamic energy and a message that plays...
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Hip hop America / by Nelson George.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-215) and index.
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N782.421649/3
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74VvqK5OalMM
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ISBN
0140280227 (pbk)
9780670871537 (hc.)
0670871532 (hc.)
9780670871537 (alk. paper)
0670871532 (alk. paper)
9780140280227 (pbk)
DDC
781.66
782.421649
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991006168359702626
