The Rough Guide to Hip-hop 2
Edition: 2 Rev Exp edition
Publisher: Rough Guides
Published: May 16, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9781843532637
Subjects: Rap & hip-hop; Rap (Music); History and criticism; Music; Music/Songbooks; Reference - Guides & Reviews; Genres & Styles - Rap & Hip Hop; Music / Rap; Hip-hop; Genres & Styles - Dance
Description: This volume presents a guide to every aspect of hip-hop music, tracing its story from its origins in the 1970s as New York's urban folk music all the way to hip-hop's current dominance as the world's best-selling genre. Extensive biographies cover hip-hop's entire spectrum, from the millionaire players to the underground freestylers, from gangster rappers to conscious rhymers, all alongside hundreds of illustrations by top hip-hop photographers. Pioneers like Run DMC and Public Enemy, as well as global superstars of today such as Eminem and Jay Z, are all covered in detail; and each entry concludes with recommendations of the best of their recordings on CD. All the best MCs, DJs, B-Boys and graffiti-writers are here, but there are also extensive sidebars that go beyond the music to the lifestyle, describing hip-hop's fashions, films, feuds and fads.
Notes: Rough Guide Music Guides