Rev Run from HarperCollins Publishers
Reverend Run entered the public eye in 1983 as Run, leader of the pioneering rap trio Run-DMC. Since then, his accomplishments include becoming president of Phatfarm Footwear, CEO of Run Athletics, and star of the top-rated MTV show Run's House. ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Rap Music and the Poetics of Identity
 READ THIS REVIEW AND BUY THE BOOK, ITS BOSS!: THIS BOOK IS GREAT FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE RAP,I MOSTLY GET MY INSPIRATION FROM MUSIC ,BUT READING THIS BOOK ON RAP MUSIC INSPIRED ME. I AM A BIG FAN OF THIS BOOK, YOU SHOULD BUY IT. ITS REALLY INTRESSTING IV [... more]
CDN$103.95
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Constance Hale
Today's writers need more spunk than Strunk: whether it's the Great American e-mail, Madison Avenue advertising, or Grammy Award-winning rap lyrics, memorable writing must jump off the page. Copy veteran Constance Hale is on a mission to make ... [... more]
Random House |
Everything But the Burden
White kids from the 'burbs are throwing up gang signs. The 2001 Grammy winner for best rap artist was as white as rice. And blond-haired sorority sisters are sporting FUBU gear. What is going on in American culture that's giving our nation a ... [... more]
Random House |
Tarsha Jones
Have You Met Miss Jones? The Life and Loves of Radio's Most Controversial Diva "Jonesy," as she's known to her fans, captivates millions of Hot 97 listeners with her daily dish on hip hop and rap celebrity. But within these pages are the juicy . [... more]
Random House |
Ethan Brown
Based on police wiretaps and exclusive interviews with drug kingpins and hip-hop insiders, this is the untold story of how the streets and housing projects of southeast Queens took over the rap industry. For years, rappers from Nas to Ja Rule ... [... more]
Random House |
Brian Peterson
First-time novelist Brian Peterson bursts into the spotlight with Tony Norris is a twenty-year-old college junior, a good-looking young man with a strong rap who puts as much time into studying women as he does into his courses. Freshman year, ... [... more]
Random House |
Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality
pleasant surprise: Chuck D takes his talent with words from the mike to the pen, sharing his views on these current topics. Although he writes as he speaks, with a..."colourful" vocabulary, I found that the tone is one of urgency, such that if [... more]
CDN$23.00
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Global Noise: Rap and Hip Hop Outside the USA
Very Academic & Too Limited in Time and Place: I waited a long time for this book, and I have to say it's not quite what I expected. First, I was disappointed to see that the essays focus on Europe (France, Germany, UK, Italy, Bulgaria, Holland, [... more]
CDN$27.95
Amazon CA |
The 'Hood Comes First: Race, Space, and Place in Rap and ...
Crucial issues concerning rap and hip-hop music: The 'Hood Comes First: Race, Space, And Place In Rap And Hip-Hop by Murray Forman (Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Northeastern University) is an exhaustive, college-level study of crucial [... more]
CDN$26.95
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Rap Attack 3: From African Jive to Global Hip-hop
All time great book: First published 1984, then with a few extra chapters. This was on publication essential reading and remains so. It combines a good account of hip Hop's formation and antecedents with a look at the contemporary scene..labels, artists [... more]
CDN$26.50
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Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary ...
powerful topic: execution?: I read this book as a compulsory action for the 'Poetry of Rap' course in which I am currently enrolled at a major university. As a narrative and dialectic of black culture, or rather a single faction of black culture, this [... more]
CDN$21.95
Amazon CA |
