Buppies, b-boys, baps & bohos
Subtitle: notes on post-soul Black culture
By: Nelson George.
Edition: 1st Da Capo Press ed., updated and expanded ed.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: [Cambridge, MA]
Number of pages: 364
Subjects: African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism; Popular music -- United States -- 1971-1980 -- History and criticism; Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Genres: Music
Other titles: Buppies, b-boys, baps, and bohos.
Description: "In this new and expanded edition of this classic collection of essays, Nelson George covers contemporary black culture over the past thirty years in music, film, sports, publishing, fashion, politics, and city life uptown and down. From an obituary for Tupac Shakur, to an investigation into the business of hip hop, to a greeting for Latrell Sprewell and a farewell to Michael Jordan, he updates his take on nearly every arena of black America.

Introducing roisterous rappers and legendary hoopsters, streetwise hustlers and influential filmmakers, unsung musicians impassioned politicians and crack dealers, George's vibrant work clearly remains the definitive take on modern African American culture."--BOOK JACKET.