The Rough Guide to Hip-hop by Peter Shapiro

The Rough Guide to Hip-hop by Peter Shapiro

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A definitive guide to the key MCs, DJs, producers, labels, graffiti taggers, poppers, lockers and body-rockers involved in the hip-hop scene.

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The Rough Guide to Hip-hop by Peter Shapiro

Completely updated and radically expanded, the new Rough guide to Hip-Hop is the definitive guide to every aspect of the 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.
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ISBN 13 9781843532637
ISBN 10 1843532638
Title The Rough Guide to Hip-hop
Author Peter Shapiro
Series Rough Guide Music Cds
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher APA Publications
Year published 2005-04-28
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.