Hip Hop America: Hip Hop and the Molding of Black Generation X
A cultural history of hip-hop and its role in shaping Black Generation X.
Work Information
A cultural history of hip-hop and its role in shaping Black Generation X.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Published
- 1998-10-01
- Pages
- 256 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 16 x 2.31 x 23.62 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780670871537
- ISBN-10
- 0670871532
- Price
- 13139 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Arts & Photography/Music/Musical Genres/Rap
The author of eight nonfiction books on African-American culture takes up where his The Death of Rhythm & Blues left off, and traces the origins of hip hop culture from the playgrounds of Harlem through major trends in rap music, movies, fashion, advertising, and sports. He reflects on issues of technology, drugs, incarceration, and language, and looks at how Hollywood and Madison Avenue embraced hip hop to reach young consumers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Nelson George has written for the New York Times Magazine , Playboy , Billboard , Esquire , and Essence , and has received two ASCAP-Deems Taylor awards. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Reviews
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Great book.
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Nelson George's book is a brilliant look at the hip hop revolution, and is loaded with great intellect and understanding.
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i thought this book would be a bit easier to read. the chapter titles didn't help and so i had to rely on the index to get to my topic area., but this book did help a little.
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All about Hip Hop