Vibe History of Hip Hop

Name: Vibe History of Hip Hop
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ISBN: 9780609805039

ISBN-10: 0609805037

ISBN-13: 9780609805039

Edition: 1999

Authors: Alan Light, Vibe Magazine Staff

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Includes FREE 4-song CD with a new, unreleased Run-DMC track from their forthcoming album, Crown Royal, as well as classic songs by other artists from the new CD Profilin': The Hits. Music, fashion, dance, graffiti, movies, videos, and business: it's all in this brilliant tale of a cultural revolution that spans race and gender, language and nationality. The definitive history of an underdocumented music genre, The VIBE History of Hip Hop tells the full story of this grassroots cultural movement, from its origins on the streets of the Bronx to its explosion as an international phenomenon. Illustrated with almost 200 photos, and accompanied by comprehensive discographies, this book is a…

Book details

List price: $27.50
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/26/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 8.00" wide x 11.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 3.432
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Introduction


The Real Old School


Back in the Day: 1975-1979


DJ Kool Herc


Sugar Hill Records


Graffiti: Graphic Scenes, Spray Fiends, and Millionaires


The Second Wave: 1980-1983


Breaking It All Down: The Rise and Fall and Rise of the B-Boy Kingdom


Run-D.M.C.


You Spin Me Round (Like a Record, Baby): Last Night a DJ Saved Hip Hop


Hip Hop Radio


L. L. Cool J


Battle Rhymes


Word


Microphone Fiends: Eric B. and Rakim/Slick Rick


The Juice Crew: Beyond the Boogie Down


Early Los Angeles Hip Hop


Pop Rap


The Beastle Boys


Hip Hop Video


KRS-One


The Big Willies


Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Economics


Public Enemy


DJs vs. Samplers


Ladies First


Native Tongues: A Family Affair


The Pinnacle: 1988


Hip Hop in the Movies


Salt-N-Pepa


Regional Scenes


Too Short


M. C. Hammer


Rap and Rock


Hard Left: Hip Hop's Forgotten Visionaries


N.W.A.


Eazy-E


The Dirty South


2 Live Crew Trial


Great Aspirations: Hip Hop and Fashion Dress for Excess and Success


Gangsta Rap in the '90s


"Cop Killer" and Sister Souljah: Hip Hop Under Fire


Tupac Shakur


Hip Hop Soul


Gangsta, Gangsta: The Sad, Violent Parable of Death Row Records


New York State of Mind: The Resurgence of East Coast Hip Hop


The Wu-Tang Clan


Bad Boy


Mixed Cuts: How Remixes Compliment and Complicate


Dancehall


Planet Rock: Hip Hop Supa National


Future Shock: Trip Hop and Beyond


III Na Nas, Goddesses, and Drama Mamas


The Fugees


15 Arguments in Favor of the Future of Hip Hop


Master P


Contributors


Credits


Index