Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.55 (666 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0313361908 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The appendixes contain a selected discography and statements regarding the appreciation and preservation of hip-hop culture, including the Hip Hop Declaration of Peace. The alphabetical entries cover all these elements and include most of the well-known rap artists and groups, along with some less-familiar names. The author's cross-references are especially helpful and the index will lead readers to information about individual artists beyond their main entry. . Average-quality, black-and-white photos are scattered throughout. All rights reserved. The insightful historical introduction will help readers understand the separate elements embraced by rap and hip-hop: the verbal (MCing), and the musical (DJing), break dancing, and aerosol painting. The articles also acknowledge some of rap's detractors. From School Library Journal Adult/High School–A comprehensive resource covering the artists as well as various topics relevant to the culture. This title will be of interest t
Hopefully a work in progress! Whilst it is an ambitous and commendable idea to make a Hip Hop encyclopedia, new readers of the subject matter would be advised to find other books until this work has a second edition.The problem is that it has much more information on Vanilla Ice than James Brown, nothing on Jazzy Jay, nothing on Rass Kass,and has nothing on Hip Hop outside the USA.That said, it does go into detail on many well known and some obscure Hip Hop artists and subjects, which is useful for research purposes.It bills itself as the first Hip Hop encyclopedia but. Bartleby said poorly thrown together. This book seems to be a compilation of internet searches that were copied, pasted, and transposed for the sake of making it the author's own, without a lot of fact-checking through other sources. (Very similar text to some of the blurbs here can be found on Web sites and in other books.) The byline should read "compiler," not author. This is not a creative, genuine project that was thoughtfully and painstakingly put together; it is a mishmash of random facts found online and in other sources without being cohesively put together to form ne. Amazon Customer said Excellent Book on Hip Hop and Rap. This is an excellent book for those who want to better understand the full history of rap and Hip Hop! It discusses the various elements that make-up Hip Hop and not just rap music. It also gives readers an inside look at many of the rap artists and explains the events that have made the news over the years. Many outside of the U.S. may complain that their Hip Hop history is not included, but the focus of the book is the United States, not the entire world. We also have to be realeveryone can't be included in one booklet's hope she does ad
Tracing its early roots from black DJs talking over music in the 1960s, the B-boy dancers in the 1970s, and the scratching and sampling techniques of the '80s to the founding of Def Jam productions, the current East Cost-West Coast rivalry, and superstars such as Eminem and 50 Cent, hip hop fans will find this an indispensable resource.This encyclopedia includes approximately 100 photographs, discographies after each entry, and a for further listening list at the end of the volume. This encyclopedia examines all four elements of Hip Hop Culture, providing students, scholars, and music fans with a complete history of the thirty-year music genre. Hip Hop music is comprised of several art forms: 1) MC-ing or rapping 2)B-boying or breakdancing 3)Deejaying (music) and 4) Graffiti art (visual art). Also included is the Hip Hop Declaration of Peace.