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Urban God Talk: Constructing a Hip Hop Spirituality, edited by Andre Johnson, is a collection of essays that examine the......more
Ed Piskor (TM)s acclaimed graphic novel series continues Book 3 highlights Run DMC (TM)s rise to fame and introduces una......more
Blending poetics, politics, and everyday life, the singular lyrics of Boots Riley, poet of the hip-hop underground are c......more
Murder Dog, the number one Hip Hop publication for underground Hip Hop for over twenty years, has a treasure trove full ......more
Now a global and transnational phenomenon, hip hop culture continues to affect and be affected by the institutional, cul......more
Now a global and transnational phenomenon, hip hop culture continues to affect and be affected by the institutional, cul......more
Hip-Hop music encompasses an extraordinarily diverse range of approaches to politics. Some rap and Hip-Hop artists engag......more
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As one of the most influential and popular genres of the last three decades, rap has cultivated a mainstream audience an......more
As one of the most influential and popular genres of the last three decades, rap has cultivated a mainstream audience an......more
A reclamation and interpretation of a once-dismissed aspect of American film history Early hip hop film musicals have ei......more
A continuation of Christopher s first book Running Lips . Lyrical Righteousness is poetic and loving way to learn to ap......more
It has been more than thirty-five years since the first commercial recordings of hip-hop music were made. This Companion......more
It has been more than thirty-five years since the first commercial recordings of hip-hop music were made. This Companion......more
In 1973, the music scene was forever changed by the emergence of hip-hop. Masterfully blending the rhythmic grooves of f......more
Arising from the street corners and underground clubs, Rebel Music: Resistance through Hip Hop and Punk, challenges stan......more
Arising from the street corners and underground clubs, Rebel Music: Resistance through Hip Hop and Punk, challenges stan......more
In this pioneering study, Hisham Aidi--an expert on globalization and social movements--takes us into the musical subcul......more
From Two Live Crew’s controversial comedy to Ice Cube’s gangsta styling and the battle rhymes of a streetcorner cypher, ......more
Extremely well-written --Dave Marsh.... The best and most reliable history --Robert Palmer.... Thrilling, intricate ......more
Hip Hop started on August 11th 1979 since then there have been countless hip hop groups but there can only be one greate......more
The Organic Globalizer is a collection of critical essays which takes the position that hip-hop holds political signific......more
The Organic Globalizer is a collection of critical essays which takes the position that hip-hop holds political signific......more
Eminem is the best-selling musical artist of the 21st century. He is also one of the most contentious and most complex a......more
Reading this book is like looking in the mirror...Much love for Professor Kreston Kent -Lil Wayne. #1 Bestseller on Am......more
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The underground is a multi-faceted concept in African American culture. Peterson uses Richard Wright, KRS-One, Thelonius......more
A dark, twisted journey inside the mind of one of America s most outspoken celebrities Kanye West is the self-proclaimed......more
As a platform for communicating the issues of marginalized peoples, hip-hop remains a universal, relevant art form. More......more
Philosophy and Hip-Hop: Ruminations on Postmodern Cultural Form opens up the philosophical life force that informs the c......more
In Hip Hop Ukraine, we enter a world of urban music and dance competitions, hip hop parties, and recording studio cultur......more
In Hip Hop Ukraine, we enter a world of urban music and dance competitions, hip hop parties, and recording studio cultur......more
The Misappropriation of Hip Hop: Resurrecting the Eternal Principle of Hip Hop’s Spiritual Significance. "The Misappropr......more
This new kind of dictionary reflects the use of "rhythm rhymes" by rappers, poets, and songwriters of today. Users can l......more
Through rap and hip hop, entertainers have provided a voice questioning and challenging the sanctioned view of society. ......more
Rhyme’s Challenge offers a concise, pithy primer to hip-hop poetics while presenting a spirited defense of rhyme in cont......more
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The Art Album is an illustrated book celebrating the long-standing relationship between the visual arts and hip-hop mus......more
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Religion and Hip Hop brings together the category of religion, Hip Hop cultural modalities and the demographic of youth.......more
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As for my book Hip-Hop’s Underground Revealed, I feel completely sure like back in Noah’s days that this autobiography w......more
From infamous rivalries and industry parties to intimate encounters with the hottest names in music, the first female ed......more
Urban God Talk: Constructing a Hip Hop Spirituality, edited by Andre Johnson, is a collection of essays that examine the......more
A reclamation and interpretation of a once-dismissed aspect of American film history Early hip hop film musicals have ei......more
Rap-A-Lot Records, U.G.K. (Pimp C and Bun B), Paul Wall, Beyonce, Chamillionaire and Scarface are all names synonymous w......more
In Crossing Traditions: American Popular Music in Local and Global Contexts, a wide range of scholarly contributions on ......more
David Foster Wallace and Mark Costello’s exuberant exploration of rap music and culture. Living together in Cambridge in......more
The world changed at 6 in the morning. Ice Cube = Malcolm X? Young MC = Martin Luther King, Jr.? West Coast hip-hop from......more
Connecting classic rhythm & blues and rock & roll to the Civil Rights Movement, and classic soul and funk to the Black P......more
Connecting classic rhythm & blues and rock & roll to the Civil Rights Movement, and classic soul and funk to the Black P......more
Armed only with turntables, a mixer and a pile of records, hip-hop DJs and turntable musicians have changed the face of ......more
Tulisa Contostavlos is one of the most talented and high-profile recording artists working in the UK today. She has thre......more
Infinite Crab meats is an all you can eat buffet of probing, insightful hip-hop journalism. It s like Crab Legs Night at......more
In this collection of provocative essays, leading thinkers, preachers, and scholars from around the country challenge bo......more
A hero for our times, Jay-Z is one of the world s most successful hip hop artists, record producers and entrepreneurs, s......more
Hip Hop Africa explores a new generation of Africans who are not only consumers of global musical currents, but also act......more
The book explores the views that Christian theology is a theology of liberation and by means of this spiritual deliveran......more
Ever wonder how someone can go to sleep in public housing and wake up in a mansion seemingly overnight? Having worked 25......more
Religion and Hip Hop brings together the category of religion, Hip Hop cultural modalities and the demographic of youth.......more
This book provides an enlightening, representative account of how rappers talk about God in their lyrics--and why a sens......more
It’s all about the scratch in Groove Music, award-winning music historian Mark Katz’s groundbreaking book about the figu......more
In the case of hip-hop, the forces of top-down corporatization and bottom-up globalization are inextricably woven. This ......more
A history of the distinctive, capital sound that fuses hip-hop, funk, and soul The Beat! was the first book to explore t......more
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In 2010, President Barack Obama signed a law repealing one of the most controversial policies in American criminal justi......more
In 2010, President Barack Obama signed a law repealing one of the most controversial policies in American criminal justi......more
Based on more than five years of anthropological fieldwork in São Paulo, Brazil, this book highlights race, class, gende......more
In this collection of provocative essays, leading thinkers, preachers, and scholars from around the country challenge bo......more
Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an......more
"There has never been a better book about hip-hop...a record-biz portrait that jumps off the page."--A.V. Club The perfe......more
Spencer unwaveringly exposes the harmful effects of hip hop as a regulated industry, music, and culture. Her careful ana......more
Hip-hop culture is experiencing a sea change today that has implications for evangelism, worship, and spiritual practice......more
At its rhythmic, beating heart, Close to the Edge asks whether hip hop can change the world. Hip hop--rapping, beat-maki......more
The reggae sound system has exerted a major influence on music and popular culture. Out on the streets of inner city Kin......more
The reggae sound system has exerted a major influence on music and popular culture. Out on the streets of inner city Kin......more
How can we engage critically with music video and its role in popular culture? What do contemporary music videos have to......more
Bring the Noise weaves together interviews, reviews, essays, and features to create a critical history of the last twent......more
"What is Hip-Hop?" In order to answer this question, author Andrew J. Rausch interviewed 24 individuals whose creative e......more
An updated edition of the best-selling biography of the unique and uncompromising Slim Shady. From his roots in a racial......more
Jay-Z is one of America’s leading rappers and entrepreneurs, as well known for his music as for his business acumen. Thi......more
Hip Hop’s Inheritance arguably offers the first book-length treatment of what hip hop culture has, literally, "inherited......more
Hip Hop’s Inheritance arguably offers the first book-length treatment of what hip hop culture has, literally, ’inherited......more