Hip Hop Culture

Author: III, Emmett G. Price

Brand: ABC-CLIO

Edition: Illustrated

Features:

• Used Book in Good Condition

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 368

EAN: 9781851098675

Release Date: 19-05-2006

Package Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Part Number: Illustrations, map

Details: This work is a revealing chronicle of Hip Hop culture from its beginnings three decades ago to the present, with an analysis of its influence on people and popular culture in the United States and around the world.

From Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message," to Jay-Z, Diddy, and 50 Cent, Hip Hop Culture is the first comprehensive reference work to focus on one of the most influential cultural phenomena of our time. Scholarly and streetwise, backed by statistics, documents, and research, it recounts three decades of Hip Hop's evolution, highlighting its defining events, recordings, personalities, movements, and ideas, as well as society's response.

How did an inner-city subculture, all but dismissed in the early 1980s, become the ruler of the world's airwaves and iPods? Who are the players who moved Hip Hop from the record bins to the pinnacles of entertainment, business, and fashion? Who are the founders, innovators, legends, and major players? Authoritative and authentic, Hip Hop Culture provides a wealth of information and insights for students, educators, and anyone interested in the ways pop culture reflects and shapes our lives.