Hip Hoptionary TM by Alonzo Westbrook

Hip Hoptionary TM by Alonzo Westbrook

The bumpin' book for hip-hop disciples (a.k.a. fiends), songwriters, all other writers, pop culture fans, linguists, and parents who are just trying to figure out what their kids are saying.

The inventive sounds of hip-hop (which became America's number two music genre in 2001, outselling country) have echoed far from their Bronx beginnings of twenty years ago. Making its way from Compton sidewalks to suburban malls, garnering commentary from The Wall Street Journal alongside Vibe, hip-hop by definition delivers its messages in the most creative language possible. Celebrating hip-hop's boon to the realm of self-expression, Hip Hoptionary(TM) translates dozens of phrases like marinating in the rizzi with your road dawg (relaxing in your car with your friend), including:

- Big bodies: SUVs or luxury vehicles
- Government handle: registered birth name
- 411: the latest scoop or information
- Bling-bling: diamonds, big money, flash and cash
- Brick City: Newark, New Jersey
- 1812: war, fight (as in War of 1812)

In addition to the lexicon of idioms and beeper codes, Hip Hoptionary(TM) also features lists of hip-hop fashion labels, books, mixed drinks, and brief bios of America's famous rappers, making this the ultimate guide for a Double H (hip-hop) nation.

Alonzo Westbrook is a writer and former General Assignment Reporter for ABC and CBS affiliates in Charlotte North Carolina, Dayton Ohio, and Macon Georgia. He lives in New York.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780767909242
ISBN 10	0767909240
Title	Hip Hoptionary TM
Author	Alonzo Westbrook
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Year published	2002-10-15
Number of pages	240
Prizes	Winner of School Library Journal Adult Books for Young Adults.
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.