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All Music Guide to Hip-Hop : The Definitive Guide to Rap and Hip-Hopby Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, John BushISBN 0879307595 (0-87930-759-5)
Softcover, Leonard Corporation, Hal
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And It Don't Stop: The Best American Hip-Hop Journalism of the Last Twenty-Five Yearsby Raquel Cepeda, Nelson GeorgeISBN 0571211593 (0-571-21159-3)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Angry Black White Boy: or, The Miscegenation of Macon Detornayby Adam MansbachISBN 1400054877 (1-4000-5487-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Angry Black White Boy: or, The Miscegenation of Macon Detornay'Book summary:From the acclaimed author of Shackling Water comes the first great race novel of the twenty-first century, an incendiary and ruthlessly funny satire about violence, pop culture, and American identity.
Macon Detornay is a suburban white boy possessed and politicized by black culture, and filled with rage toward white America. After moving to New York City for college, Macon begins robbing white passengers in his taxicab, setting off a manhunt for the black man presumed to be committing the crimes. When his true identity is revealed, Macon finds himself to be a celebrity and makes use of the spotlight to hold forth on the evils and invisibility of whiteness. Soon he launches the Race Traitor Project, a stress-addled collective that attracts guilty liberals, wannabe gangstas, and bandwagon riders from all over the country to participate in a Day of Apologya day set aside for white people to make amends for four hundred years of oppression. The Day of Apology pushes New York City over the edge into an epic riot, forcing Macon to confront the depth of his own commitment to the struggle.
Peopled with all manner of race pimps and players, Angry Black White Boy is a stunning breakout book from a critically acclaimed young writer and should be required reading for anyone who wants to get under the skin of the complexities of identity in America. [via]More editions of Angry Black White Boy: or, The Miscegenation of Macon Detornay:
Back in the Daysby Fab 5 Freddy, Jamel Shabazz, Ernie PaniccioliISBN 1576871061 (1-57687-106-1)
Hardcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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Beastie Boysby Angus BateyISBN 1897783140 (1-897783-14-0)
Softcover, Music Sales Corp
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Behind the Beat: Hip Hop Home Studiosby Rafael Rashid, Mark Pollard, Greg Foster, Khalil HegartyISBN 1584231971 (1-58423-197-1)
Hardcover, Gingko Pr Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Behind the Beat: Hip Hop Home Studios'Book summary:The revealing photographs found within the pages of Behind the Beat expose the creative spaces of top DJ's and music producers from the UK and US. This book is an open invitation to step into the private world of the hip hop home studio and discover its inner workings. Featured are the studios and equipment of some of the most influential music creators working today including: DJ Premier, Madlib, J Dilla, DJ Spinna, Skitz, Nextmen, Taskforce, Dj Swamp, E- Swift, Beyond There, Kut masta kurt, Fat jack, Jehst, Beatminerz, DJ Shadow, DJ design, Dan the Automator, Chief Xcel, Young Einstein, Numark, Cut Chemist, Thes One, J Zone and Mario Caldato Jnr. INCLUDES AN AUDIO CD WITH TRACKS FROM FEATURED DJS AND LABELS - MIXED BY DJ RANSOM! [via]
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Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary Americaby Tricia RoseISBN 0819562750 (0-8195-6275-0)
Softcover, Wesleyan Univ Pr
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Black Popular Cultureby Gina DentISBN 1565844599 (1-56584-459-9)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Popular Culture'Book summary:A Village Voice Best Book of the Year, Black Popular Culture includes "spirited debate among African American artists and cultural critics about issues from essentialism to sexuality" (Publishers Weekly). Discussions in Contemporary Culture is an award-winning series copublished with the Dia Center for the Arts in New York City. These volumes offer rich and timely discourses on a broad range of cultural issues and critical theory. The collection covers topics from urban planning to popular culture and literature, and continually attracts a wide and dedicated readership. [via]
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Bomb the Suburbsby William U. WimsattISBN 1887128441 (1-887128-44-1)
Softcover, Soft Skull Pr
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Bomb the Suburbsby William Upski WimsattISBN 0964385503 (0-9643855-0-3)
Softcover, Atlantic Books, Limited
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Bomb the Suburbs : Grafitti, Race, Freight-Hopping and the Search for Hip Hop's Moral Centerby William Upski WimsattISBN 1887128964 (1-887128-96-4)
Softcover, Counterpoint
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The Book of Hip Hop Cover Artby Mitchell Beazley, Andrew EmeryISBN 1840009195 (1-84000-919-5)
Softcover, Miller/Mitchell Beazley
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Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-hop Generationby Jeff Chang, DJ Kool HercISBN 0312425791 (0-312-42579-1)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Check It While I Wreck It: Black Womanhood, Hip-Hop Culture, and the Public Sphereby Gwendolyn D. PoughISBN 1555536077 (1-55553-607-7)
Softcover, Northeastern Univ Pr
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Classic Material: The Hip-Hop Album Guideby Oliver WangISBN 1550225618 (1-55022-561-8)
Softcover, E C W Pr
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Colonize This!: Young Women of Color on Today's Feminismby Daisy Hernandez, Bushra RehmanISBN 1580050670 (1-58005-067-0)
Softcover, Seal Pr
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The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-hop and Connected Writingsby Saul WilliamsISBN 1416516328 (1-4165-1632-8)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-hop and Connected Writings'Book summary:In the underground labyrinths of New York City's subway system, beneath the third rail of a long forgotten line, Saul Williams discovered scrolls of aged yellowish-brown paper rolled tightly into a can of spray paint. His quest to decipher this mystical ancient text resulted in a primal understanding of the power hip-hop has to teach us about ourselves and the universe around us.
Now, for the first time, Saul Williams shares with the world the wonder revealed to him by the Dead Emcee Scrolls.
I have paraded as a poet for years now. In the proc ess of parading I may have actually become one, but that's another story, another book. This book is a book that I have been waiting to finish since 1995. This is the book that finished me. The story I am about to tell may sound fantastic. It may anger some of you who have followed my work. You may feel that you have come to know me over the years, and in some cases you have, but in others...well, this is a confession.
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Dj-Cultureby Ulf Poshardt, Shaun WhitesideISBN 0704380986 (0-7043-8098-6)
Softcover, Quartet Books Ltd
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Ego Trip's Book of Rap Listsby Sacha Jenkins, Elliott Wilson, Gabriel Alvarez, Brent Rollins, Chairman MaoISBN 0312242980 (0-312-24298-0)
Softcover, Griffin
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Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Realityby Yusuf Jah, Chuck D.ISBN 0385318731 (0-385-31873-1)
Softcover, Delta
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Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary Americaby Greg TateISBN 0671729659 (0-671-72965-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Fortress of Solitudeby Jonathan LethemISBN 0375724885 (0-375-72488-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fortress of Solitude'Book summary:This is the story of two boys, Dylan Ebdus and Mingus Rude. They are friends and neighbors, but because Dylan is white and Mingus is black, their friendship is not simple. This is the story of their Brooklyn neighborhood, which is almost exclusively black despite the first whispers of something that will become known as "gentrification."
This is the story of 1970s America, a time when the most simple human decisionswhat music you listen to, whether to speak to the kid in the seat next to you, whether to give up your lunch moneyare laden with potential political, social and racial disaster. This is the story of 1990s America, when no one cared anymore.
This is the story of punk, that easy white rebellion, and crack, that monstrous plague. This is the story of the loneliness of the avant-garde artist and the exuberance of the graffiti artist.
This is the story of what would happen if two teenaged boys obsessed with comic book heroes actually had superpowers: They would screw up their lives.
This is the story of joyous afternoons of stickball and dreaded years of schoolyard extortion. This is the story of belonging to a society that doesn't accept you. This is the story of prison and of college, of Brooklyn and Berkeley, of soul and rap, of murder and redemption.
This is the story Jonathan Lethem was born to tell. This is THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE. [via]More editions of The Fortress of Solitude:
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Fuck You Heroes: Glen E. Friedman Photographs, 1976-1991by Glen E. FriedmanISBN 0964191601 (0-9641916-0-1)
Hardcover, Consafos Pr
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Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogreby GorillazISBN 1594489319 (1-59448-931-9)
Hardcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogre'Book summary:"I tell you what, right, I can guarantee you're going to get some real juicy bits of Gorillaz info. I'll probably slag off loads of people, too. It'll be packed full of great shots from the sets of our videos, gigs, rehearsals, interviews...you name it. It's all in there. So place your order up front kids, this book going to be a scorcher!" - Gorillaz bass-slayer Murdoc Nicalls. This stunning, full-colour hardback will be the most unique rock autobiography ever published. Gorillaz have always been as much about the visuals as they are about the music, and the autobiography will be a feast for the eyes. Featuring brand new art from and designed by Jamie Hewlett, this is the full story of Murdoc, 2D, Noodle and Russel Hobbs for the first time. Included will be their emailing with their motley crew of collaborators, from Ike Turner to Sean Ryder, and accounts of the gigs, the movie (for the first time), the videos and the website - including the low down on Kong Studios, their legendary HQ. It is an essential purchase for a legion of fans. [via]
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Hip Hop Americaby Nelson GeorgeISBN 0143035150 (0-14-303515-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hip Hop America'Book summary:Although it's been part of the cultural soundscape for over 25 years, hip-hop has been the focus of very few books. And when those books do pop up, they tend to be either overtly scholarly, as if the writer in question has just landed on some alien planet, or a bit too much like a fanzine. If there's anyone qualified to write a solid, informative, and entertaining tome on the culture, politics, and business of hip-hop, it's Nelson George. A veteran journalist, George is one of the smartest and most observant chroniclers of African American pop culture. Much as he broke down and illuminated R&B with his acclaimed book The Death of Rhythm and Blues, George now tackles hip-hop with the clarity of a reporter and the enthusiasm of a fan--which is fitting, because George is both. A Brooklyn native, he began writing about rap back in the late 1970s, when the beats and the lifestyle were not only foreign to most white folks, they were still underground in the black communities. Hip Hop America is filled with George's memories of the scene's nascent years, and it tells the story of rap both as an art form and a cultural and economic force--from the old Bronx nightclub the Fever to the age of Puffy. Highlighting both the major players and some of the forces behind the scenes, George gives rap a historical perspective without coming off as too intellectual. All of which makes Hip Hop America a worthwhile addition to any fan's collection. --Amy Linden [via]
Hip Hop Bass: 101 Grooves, Riffs, Loops and Beatsby Josquin Des PresISBN 0634022962 (0-634-02296-2)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp
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Hip Hop Files: Photographs 1979-1984by Patti AstorISBN 3937946055 (3-937946-05-5)
Softcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hip Hop Files: Photographs 1979-1984'Book summary:Hip hop culture emerged from an environment of extreme deprivation and decay in the South Bronx, New York City. The concept of pure invention-of creating something from nothing-was in full effect at the end of the 1970s as graffiti ("borrowed" spray paint), breaking (cardboard as dance floor), and outdoor jams (electricity source: the base of street lights) captured the attention of urban youth, coalescing into new forms of artistic expression. Fortunately, photographer Martha Cooper was at the right place at the right time to document the people that created the music, dance, and art that became known worldwide. Cooper followed people who would one day become icons: the Rock Steady Crew, Fab 5 Freddy, DURO and DONDI, LADY PINK, and Afrika Bambaataa, to name a few. Now, Martha Cooper has the reputation of being the first and foremost photographer of hip hop culture in New York City. While the publication of Cooper's photographs in the early 80s disseminated the culture both at home and abroad, her new book, Hip Hop Files: Photographs 1979-1984, makes a significant part of her extensive and unique archive accessible for the first time. From 1999 to 2003, the German hip hop head and music publisher Akim Walta tracked down the subjects in Cooper's legendary shots and conducted numerous interviews obtaining insightful quotes and statements to accompany and add voices to the photographs. Other members of the early hip hop scene, including ZEPHYR, Charlie Ahearn, FABEL, and Patti Astor, contribute text and essays, adding fresh data to the growing body of hip hop history. "Marty's pictures capture the exact moment when hip hop traveled from the Bronx uptown, downtown to the Manhattan nightclub and gallery scene. The photos and movies were suddenly in the works and (through her pictures) "discovered" by the press and then seen by the rest of the world." (Charlie Ahearn) [via]
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The Hip Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African American Cultureby Bakari KitwanaISBN 0465029795 (0-465-02979-5)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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The Hip Hop Years: A History of Rapby David Upshal, Alex OggISBN 0880642637 (0-88064-263-7)
Hardcover, Fromm Intl
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Hip-Hop High Schoolby Alan Lawrence SitomerISBN 0786838329 (0-7868-3832-9)
Softcover, Disney Pr
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Hip-hop Poetry And The Classicsby Alan Sitomer, Michael CirelliISBN 0972188223 (0-9721882-2-3)
Softcover, Milk Mug Pub
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It's Not About a Salary... Rap, Race and Resistance in Los Angeles: Rap, Race, and Resistance in Los Angelesby Brian CrossISBN 0860916200 (0-86091-620-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Married to the Game: A Story of Love And Waitingby Ellis Harrington Lydia HarrisISBN 0976566001 (0-9765660-0-1)
Softcover, L B Pub
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No More Prisons: Urban Life, Homeschooling, Hip-Hop Leadership, the Cool Rich Kids Movement, a Hitchehiker's Guide to Community Organizing, and Why Philanthropy Is theby William Upski WimsattISBN 1887128425 (1-887128-42-5)
Softcover, Soft Skull Pr
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On Beautyby Zadie SmithISBN 1594200637 (1-59420-063-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Beauty'Book summary:In an author's note at the end of On Beauty, Zadie Smith writes: "My largest structural debt should be obvious to any E.M. Forster fan; suffice it to say he gave me a classy old frame, which I covered with new material as best I could." If it is true that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Forster, perched on a cloud somewhere, should be all puffed up with pride. His disciple has taken Howards End, that marvelous tale of class difference, and upped the ante by adding race, politics, and gender. The end result is a story for the 21st century, told with a perfect ear for everything: gangsta street talk; academic posturing, both British and American; down-home black Floridian straight talk; and sassy, profane kids, both black and white.
Howard Belsey is a middle-class white liberal Englishman teaching abroad at Wellington, a thinly disguised version of one of the Ivies. He is a Rembrandt scholar who can't finish his book and a recent adulterer whose marriage is now on the slippery slope to disaster. His wife, Kiki, a black Floridian, is a warm, generous, competent wife, mother, and medical worker. Their children are Jerome, disgusted by his father's behavior, Zora, Wellington sophomore firebrand feminist and Levi, eager to be taken for a "homey," complete with baggy pants, hoodies and the ever-present iPod. This family has no secrets--at least not for long. They talk about everything, appropriate to the occasion or not. And, there is plenty to talk about.
The other half of the story is that of the Kipps family: Monty, stiff, wealthy ultra-conservative vocal Christian and Rembrandt scholar, whose book has been published. His wife Carlene is always slightly out of focus, and that's the way she wants it. She wafts over all proceedings, never really connecting with anyone. That seems to be endemic in the Kipps household. Son Michael is a bit of a Monty clone and daughter Victoria is not at all what Daddy thinks she is. Indeed, Forster's advice, "Only connect," is lost on this group.
The two academics have long been rivals, detesting each other's politics and disagreeing about Rembrandt. They are thrown into further conflict when Jerome leaves Wellington to get away from the discovery of his father's affair, lands on the Kipps' doorstep, falls for Victoria and mistakes what he has going with her for love. Howard makes it worse by trying to fix it. Then, Kipps is granted a visiting professorship at Wellington and the whole family arrives in Massachusetts.
From this raw material, Smith has fashioned a superb book, her best to date. She has interwoven class, race, and gender and taken everyone prisoner. Her even-handed renditions of liberal and/or conservative mouthings are insightful, often hilarious, and damning to all. She has a great time exposing everyone's clay feet. This author is a young woman cynical beyond her years, and we are all richer for it. --Valerie Ryan [via]
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Other People's Property: A Shadow History of Hip-Hop in White Americaby Jason TanzISBN 1596912731 (1-59691-273-1)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Paul's Boutiqueby Dan LeRoyISBN 0826417418 (0-8264-1741-8)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Public Access: Ricky Powell Photographs 1985-2005by Ricky Powell, Glenn O'Brien, Charlie Ahearn, Zoe CassavettesISBN 1576872610 (1-57687-261-0)
Hardcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cent, And the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustlerby Ethan BrownISBN 1400095239 (1-4000-9523-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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For years, rappers from Nas to Ja Rule have hero-worshipped the legendary drug dealers who dominated Queens in the 1980s with their violent crimes and flashy lifestyles. Now, for the first time ever, this gripping narrative digs beneath the hip-hop fables to re-create the rise and fall of hustlers like Lorenzo Fat Cat Nichols, Gerald Prince Miller, Kenneth Supreme McGriff, and Thomas Tony Montana Mickens. Spanning twenty-five years, from the violence of the crack era to Run DMC to the infamous murder of NYPD rookie Edward Byrne to Tupac Shakur to 50 Cents battles against Ja Rule and Murder Inc., to the killing of Jam Master Jay, Queens Reigns Supreme is the first inside look at the infamous southeast Queens crews and their connections to gangster culture in hip hop today. [via]More editions of Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cent, And the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler:
Rap Attack 3 : From African Jive to Global Hip-hopby David ToopISBN 1852426276 (1-85242-627-6)
Softcover, Serpent's Tail Limited
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Rhythm Scienceby Dj Spooky That Subliminal KidISBN 026263287X (0-262-63287-X)
Softcover, Mit Pr
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The Rough Guide To Hip-hopby Rough GuidesISBN 1843532638 (1-84353-263-8)
Softcover, Rough Guides
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Say It Loud!: The Story of Rap Musicby K. Maurice JonesISBN 1562947249 (1-56294-724-9)
Softcover, Lerner Pub Group
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The Seventh Octave: The early writings of Saul Williamsby Saul Stacey Williams, jessica Care MooreISBN 0965830810 (0-9658308-1-0)
Softcover, Moore Black Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Seventh Octave: The early writings of Saul Williams'Book summary:The first book from one of the most gifted poets of the Hip Hop Generation. The Seventh Octave features some of this great young poets most revered poems. From "OHM," to "Sha Clack Clack," Saul's words are breathtaking and powerful with every read. The Seventh Octave is a must-have collection for any aspiring poet or seasoned writer. Lyrical and electric, full of brilliant imagery and truth. The Seventh Octave is for lovers of language and the magic poets can create. [via]
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Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race in the Urban Presentby Mark Costello, David Foster WallaceISBN 0880012552 (0-88001-255-2)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Spectacular Vernaculars: Hip-Hop and the Politics of Postmodernismby Russell A. PotterISBN 0791426262 (0-7914-2626-2)
Softcover, State Univ of New York Pr
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The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam Hip Hop And The Poetry Of A New Generationby Mark Eleveld, Marc Kelly Smith, Billy CollinsISBN 1402202466 (1-4022-0246-6)
Softcover, Sourcebooks Inc
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Stand and Deliver: Political Activism, Leadership, and Hip Hop Cultureby Yvonne BynoeISBN 1932360107 (1-932360-10-7)
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Taking the Train: How Graffiti Art Became an Urban Crisis in New York Cityby Joe AustinISBN 0231111428 (0-231-11142-8)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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A Time Before Crackby Charlie Ahearn, Terrence Jennings, Rodriguez, James L, (AFT), Jamel Shabazz, Claude GrunitzkyISBN 1576872130 (1-57687-213-0)
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Total Chaos: The Art And Aesthetics of Hip-hopby Jeff ChangISBN 0465009093 (0-465-00909-3)
Softcover, Basic Civitas Books
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Tuffby Paul BeattyISBN 0385721110 (0-385-72111-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tuff'Book summary:Paul Beatty's eponymous protagonist, Tuffy, wouldn't seem the type to sidle up too close to the word adorable. At 300 pounds, this thug is a true heavyweight in his East Harlem neighborhood. He robs, he kills, he gets high. But by the end of Beatty's follow-up to The White Boy Shuffle, he is as complexly drawn, as funny, and as lovable as any character in recent memory. The author torques his man into an uncomfortable position: this mighty rose in Spanish Harlem decides to run for City Council. Tuffy--a.k.a. Winston Foshay--is having a tough time of it. Sick of selling drugs and "regulating" neighborhood scams, he wants a better way to support his wife and baby son. His first solution is to get himself a Big Brother (even though he's 22 years old). With the help of his new Brother--who turns out to be the rabbi Spencer Throckmorton, a Jewish black man who receives no end of torment from the Muslim contingent of Tuffy's crew--Tuffy runs.
Beatty nails the social nuances of East Harlem right down to the ground. When Tuffy acquires a gun, he considers telling his best friend Fariq about it, but "decided against it. Once people knew you had a gun, it was like having a car--everyone begging to borrow it, wanting you to use it to make their lives easier." Beatty locates irony constantly and quietly: Tuffy and his wife, Yolanda, go to the local school to vote, and the "flag over the entrance was flying at half-mast because the pulleys had rusted shut." Beatty also has a great eye for the way people move; this is a writer who has been paying attention. Spencer takes a late-night walk with Tuffy, through East Harlem. A group of teens approaches, frightening Spencer.
The boisterous youths were only two steps away from him--so close he could feel the chill emanating off their ice-cold scowls. Winston walked toward the group, reached out, and, without breaking stride, shook the hand of the lead gargoyle.
And throughout, Beatty writes--records, it sometimes seems, so dead-on is his tone--incredibly funny dialogue. As is only right, he saves all the best lines for Tuffy. In order to better understand Spencer's Jewishness, Tuffy, a film buff, rents Schindler's List. He complains to Spencer: "I mean, the movie was terrible. I couldn't get past that there were no Jews as tall as Schindler. In all of Germany the tallest Jew went up to Schindler's belly button?" And this is the final, trumping pleasure of Beatty's book: it always returns to Tuffy. With its broad portrait of a fish out of water and its wicked, satirical tone, the novel sometimes threatens to careen into Tom Wolfe territory. Beatty wisely reins in and concentrates on his hero. The author seems a little in love with Tuffy, and by the end, we are too. --Claire Dederer [via] -
United States Vs Hip Hop the Historical and Political Significance of Rap Musicby Julian ShabazzISBN 1564110273 (1-56411-027-3)
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Uprock Headspin Scramble and Dive: Poemsby Patrick RosalISBN 089255293X (0-89255-293-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminemby Anthony BozzaISBN 1400053803 (1-4000-5380-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hop-Hop Feminist Breaks It Downby Joan MorganISBN 068486861X (0-684-86861-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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In this fresh, funky, and ferociously honest book, award-winning journalist Joan Morgan bravely probes the complex issues facing African-American women in today's world: a world where feminists often have not-so-clandestine affairs with the most sexist of men; where women who treasure their independence often prefer men who pick up the tab; and where the deluge of babymothers and babyfathers reminds black women who long for marriage that traditional nuclear families are a reality for less than 40 percent of the African-American population. [via]
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When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: My Life As a Hip-Hop Feministby Joan MorganISBN 0684822628 (0-684-82262-8)
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Where You're at: Notes from the Frontline of a Hip Hop Planetby Patrick NeateISBN 1594480125 (1-59448-012-5)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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Why White Kids Love Hip-Hop: Wangstas, Wiggers, Wannabes, And The New Reality Of Race In Americaby Bakari KitwanaISBN 046503747X (0-465-03747-X)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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The Wu-Tang Manualby Chris Norris, Michael Lavine, Wu-Tang Clan, RZA, Craig WetherbyISBN 1594480184 (1-59448-018-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wu-Tang Manual'Book summary:[via]Long awaited and much anticipated, The Wu-Tang Manual is The RZAs first written introduction to the philosophy and history of Hip-Hops original Dynasty, the Wu-Tang Clan.
Since the release of the revolutionary Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) over the course of four seminal group albums and a multitude of ambitious side projects the Wu-Tang Clan has constantly redefined what hip-hop can do and where hip-hop can go. Now, after a decade of dark beats and mysterious lyrics hinting at a larger whole, the RZA, the abbot of the legendary Staten Island hip-hop collective, fully reveals, for the first time, the complex, multilayered Wu-Tang Universe in The Wu-Tang Manual.
Written in a style that is at once personal and philosophical, The Wu-Tang Manual unravels the intricate web of personalities (and alter egos), warrior codes, numerological systems, and Eastern spiritual ethics that define the Wu-Tang dynasty. Packed with information that reflects the breadth and depth of the RZAs and rest of the Clans intellectual interests and passions, The Wu-Tang Manual is divided into four books of nine chambers each, for a total of 36 chambers. All together, the book provides the breakdown of essential Wu-Tang components, from basic information about each of the nine core members of Wu-Tang Clan to deeper explorations of the key themes of the Wu-Tang universe, a dictionary-like Wu-Slang lexicon, and an entire section of Wu-Tang lyrics with densely annotated explanations of what they mean.
Elegantly laid-out and richly printed, the book is designed to reflect the Asian influence on the Wu-Tang universe, which, as the book explains, began with a fascination with kung-fu movies but quickly led to serious study of martial arts and Eastern philosophy and spirituality. The book also includes a map of Shaolin; a trove of never-before-seen photos of the Wu-Tang Clan, including shots of RZAs trip to China with Sifu Shi Yan-Ming, live shots, and portraits-by Michael Lavine, Craig Wetherby, Sophia Chang, and Frank151; and original illustrations of many of the guiding lights of the Wu-Tang universe. For the hardcore Wu-Tang disciple and the recent initiate alike, The Wu-Tang Manual is the definitive guide to the essence of Wu, one of the most innovative hip-hop groups of all time.
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Zaatar Divaby Suheir HammadISBN 1892494671 (1-892494-67-1)
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