Icons of hip hop : an encyclopedia of the movement, music, and culture

Icons of hip hop : an encyclopedia of the movement, music, and culture /

From Run DMC to Eminem, this encyclopedia uncoves the histories of important artists both inside and outside the hip-hop mainstream, all while examining the varied and ever-changing forms of the music.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hess, Mickey, 1975-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
Series:Greenwood icons
Subjects:
Hip Hop
Hip-hop > Biography.
Rap musicians > Biography.
Turntablists > Biography.
Rap (Music) > History and criticism.
Hip-hop > Biographies.
Rappeurs > Biographies.
Platinistes > Biographies.
Hip-hop.
Rap (Music)
Rap musicians.
Turntablists.
Hip-Hop.
Biography
Biography.
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Volume one. Kool Herc / Wayne Marshall ; Grandmaster Flash / H.C. Williams ; Roxanne Shanté / Thembisa S. Mshaka ; Run-DMC / Jeb Aram Middlebrook ; Beastie Boys / Mickey Hess ; MC Lyte / Jennifer R. Young ; Eric B. & Rakim / Shawn Bernardo ; Public Enemy / George Ciccariello-Maher ; Salt-n-Pepa / Athena Elafros ; Queen Latifah / Faizi Hirji ; The Geto Boys / Jason D. Haugen ; The Native Tongues / Aine McGlynn
  • Volume two. Ice Cube / David J. Leonard ; Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg / David Diallo ; Nas / Susan Weinstein ; Wu-tang Clan / Jessica Elliott and Mickey Hess ; Tupac Shakur / Carlos D. Morrison and Celnisha L. Dangerfield ; Notorious B.I.G. / James Peterson ; Lil' Kim / Aine McGlynn ; Outkast / T. Hasan Johnson ; Eminem / Katherine V. Tsiopos-Wills ; Missy Elliot / Joi Carr ; Jay-Z / T. Hasan Johnson ; Kanye West / Todd Dills.

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