On the Record: The Scratch DJ Academy Guide
ISBN: 9780312531249 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the three decades since Kool Herc first put the same record on two side-by-side turntables, DJs have moved out of city parks, house and block parties, and the darkened booths of nightclubs, and onto center stage, performing before admiring crowds of thousands. They have not only given rise to hip-hop and house--DJs have influenced fashion, film, TV, and more. With On the Record, Scratch DJ Academy, the premiere institution for DJ education, brings together years of training and expertise to create an authoritative guide to the dynamic art of DJing. More than just a... In the three decades since Kool Herc first put the same record on two side-by-side turntables, DJs have moved out of city parks, house and block pa... |
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The Africanist Aesthetic in Global Hip-Hop: Power Moves
ISBN: 9781403976307 / Angielski / Twarda / 219 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Asserting that hip hop culture has become another locus of postmodernity, Osumare explores the intricacies of this phenomenon from the beginning of the Twenty-First century, tracing the aesthetic and socio-political path of the currency of hip hop across the globe.
Asserting that hip hop culture has become another locus of postmodernity, Osumare explores the intricacies of this phenomenon from the beginning of th...
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194,97 zł |
Know What I Mean?: Reflections on Hip Hop
ISBN: 9780465018079 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Whether along race, class, or generational lines, hip-hop music has been a source of controversy since the beats got too big and the voices too loud for the block parties that spawned them. America has condemned and commended this music and the culture that inspires it. Dubbed "the Hip-Hop Intellectual" by critics and fans for his pioneering explorations of rap music in the academy and beyond, Michael Eric Dyson tackles the most compelling and controversial dimensions of hip-hop culture.
Know What I Mean? addresses the creative expression of degraded youth; the vexed gender relations... Whether along race, class, or generational lines, hip-hop music has been a source of controversy since the beats got too big and the voices too loud f...
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126,48 zł |
Hip-Hop Revolution: The Culture and Politics of Rap
ISBN: 9780700616510 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the world of hip-hop, "keeping it real" has always been a primary goal--and realness takes on special meaning as rappers mold their images for street cred and increasingly measure authenticity by ghetto-centric notions of "Who's badder?" In this groundbreaking book, Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar celebrates hip-hop and confronts the cult of authenticity that defines its essential character--that dictates how performers walk, talk, and express themselves artistically and also influences the consumer market. Hip-Hop Revolution is a balanced cultural history that looks past negative...
In the world of hip-hop, "keeping it real" has always been a primary goal--and realness takes on special meaning as rappers mold their images for stre...
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156,30 zł |
The Gospel Of Hip Hop: The First Instrument
ISBN: 9781576874974 / Angielski / Twarda / 832 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Gospel of Hip Hop: First Instrument," the first book from the "I Am Hip Hop," is the philosophical masterwork of KRS ONE. Set in the format of the Christian Bible, this 800-plus-page opus is a life-guide manual for members of Hip Hop Kulture that combines classic philosophy with faith and practical knowledge for a fascinating, in-depth exploration of Hip Hop as a life path. Known as The Teacha, KRS ONE developed his unique outlook as a homeless teen in Brooklyn, New York, engaging his philosophy of self-creation to become one of the most respected emcees in Hip Hop history. Respected as...
"The Gospel of Hip Hop: First Instrument," the first book from the "I Am Hip Hop," is the philosophical masterwork of KRS ONE. Set in the format of th...
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128,63 zł |
Who Is Sayin' She's a Gold Digger?
ISBN: 9783639085747 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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410,37 zł |
Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power
ISBN: 9780865479975 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A strong and timely book for the new day in hip-hop. Don't miss it "--Cornel West For many African Americans of a certain demographic the sixties and seventies were the golden age of political movements. The Civil Rights movement segued into the Black Power movement which begat the Black Arts movement. Fast forward to 1979 and the release of Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight." With the onset of the Reagan years, we begin to see the unraveling of many of the advances fought for in the previous decades. Much of this occurred in the absence of credible, long-term leadership in the... "A strong and timely book for the new day in hip-hop. Don't miss it "--Cornel West For many African Americans of a certain demographic the s... |
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98,77 zł |
The Real Hiphop: Battling for Knowledge, Power, and Respect in the LA Underground
ISBN: 9780822343851 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An ethnography of youth involvement in underground and freestyle hiphop, focusing on the KAOS Network arts center in Los Angeles and the underground hiphop program it housed, Project Blowed.
An ethnography of youth involvement in underground and freestyle hiphop, focusing on the KAOS Network arts center in Los Angeles and the underground h...
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123,11 zł |
How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC
ISBN: 9781556528163 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Clipse, Cypress Hill, Nelly, Public Enemy, Remy Ma, Schoolly D, A Tribe Called Quest, will.i.amthese are just some of the acclaimed artists offering tips and advice in this compelling how-to. Delivering countless candid and exclusive first-person insights from interviews with more than one hundred of the most innovative artists, author Paul Edwards examines the dynamics of rap from every region and in every form--mainstream and underground, current and classicand covers everything from content and flow to rhythm and delivery. A first-of-its-kind guide, How to Rap provides a wealth of...
Clipse, Cypress Hill, Nelly, Public Enemy, Remy Ma, Schoolly D, A Tribe Called Quest, will.i.amthese are just some of the acclaimed artists offering t...
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72,96 zł |
Dancing with the Devil, how Puff burned the bad boys of Hip-Hop: Dancing with the Devil
ISBN: 9780615276502 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. He has recorded with the biggest stars in the music business. He wrote many of the hits that made Sean "Puffy" Combs one of the richest men alive. On the surface, the multi-million dollar empire that Puff built looks like the stuff of dreams. But after working with Puff for a decade, Curry discovered that Bad Boy Entertainment is not, as Puff promised, a place where dreams come true. No, rather it is a shell game comprised of contracts designed to rob artists of their time, dreams and publishing rights. Dancing With the Devil reveals startling new details about key events in the fast paced,...
He has recorded with the biggest stars in the music business. He wrote many of the hits that made Sean "Puffy" Combs one of the richest men alive. On ...
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90,14 zł |
That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader
ISBN: 9780415873253 / Angielski / Twarda / 776 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This reader brings together the best-known and most influential writings on hip-hop since the late 1970s. Spanning nearly 25 years of scholarship, criticism and journlism, this anthology showcases the evolution and continuing influence of hip-hop.
This reader brings together the best-known and most influential writings on hip-hop since the late 1970s. Spanning nearly 25 years of scholarship, cri...
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992,02 zł |
Lets Talk about Pep
ISBN: 9781416551423 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now in paperback from Sandy "Pepa" Denton--rap legend and outspoken star of VH1's smash-hit reality show--the juicy tell-all in which she talks about sex, music, life, love, fame, and so much more.... The spiciest ingredient in the legendary rap group Salt-N-Pepa, fans know Sandy Denton as Pep, or Pepa, the fun-loving half of Salt-N-Pepa. But behind the laughs and the smiles is a whole lot of pain, and for the first time, in Let's talk About Pep, she candidly talks about her troubled childhood, surviving abuse, her first encounters with Cheryl "Salt" James, instant success, her...
Now in paperback from Sandy "Pepa" Denton--rap legend and outspoken star of VH1's smash-hit reality show--the juicy tell-all in which she talks about ...
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68,67 zł |
Understand Rap: Explanations of Confusing Rap Lyrics You and Your Grandma Can Understand
ISBN: 9780810989214 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A compendium of rap lyrics paired with academic translations which precisely explain all the confusing terms and lyrics in a language even the most unhip person can understand. It features hip hop artists of all names, colours and creeds and organises the lyrics into categories including cars, money, fashion and crime.
A compendium of rap lyrics paired with academic translations which precisely explain all the confusing terms and lyrics in a language even the most un...
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The Tao of Wu
ISBN: 9781594484858 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The RZA, founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, imparts the lessons he's learned on his journey from the Staten Island projects to international superstardom. A devout student of knowledge in every form in which he's found it, he distills here the wisdom he's acquired into seven "pillars," each based on a formative event in his life-from the moment he first heard the call of hip-hop to the death of his cousin and Clan- mate, Russell Jones, aka ODB. Delivered in RZA's unmistakable style, at once surprising, profound, and provocative, The Tao of Wu is a spiritual memoir the world has never seen...
The RZA, founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, imparts the lessons he's learned on his journey from the Staten Island projects to international superstardom. A...
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Bmf: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family
ISBN: 9780312674151 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the early 1990s, Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory and his brother, Terry "Southwest T," rose up from the slums of Detroit to build one of the largest cocaine empires in American history: the Black Mafia Family. They socialized with music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, did business with New York's king of bling Jacob "The Jeweler" Arabo, and built allegiances with rap superstars Young Jeezy and Fabolous. Yet even as BMF was attracting celebrity attention, its crew members struck fear in a city. When the brothers began clashing in 2003, the flashy and beloved Big Meech risked it all on a... In the early 1990s, Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory and his brother, Terry "Southwest T," rose up from the slums of Detroit to build one of the large... |
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I Am Hip-Hop: Conversations on the Music and Culture
ISBN: 9780810877917 / Angielski / Twarda / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Author Andrew J. Rausch interviewed 24 individuals whose creative expressions are intimately associated with the world of hip-hop music and culture. Those interviewed include emcees, DJs, producers, graffiti artists, poets, and journalists. Topics of these conversations cover the careers of each of these people and their contributions/affiliations with hip-hop, as well as their views on different trends within the music.
Author Andrew J. Rausch interviewed 24 individuals whose creative expressions are intimately associated with the world of hip-hop music and culture. T...
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336,98 zł |
Hip Hop's Inheritance: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Hip Hop Feminist Movement
ISBN: 9780739164815 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hip Hop's Inheritance arguably offers the first book-length treatment of what hip hop culture has, literally, 'inherited' from the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts movement, the Feminist Art movement, and 1980s and 1990s postmodern aesthetics. By comparing and contrasting the major motifs of the aforementioned cultural aesthetic traditions with those of hip hop culture, all the while critically exploring the origins and evolution of black popular culture from antebellum America through to 'Obama's America, ' Hip Hop's Inheritance demonstrates that the Hip Hop generation is not the first...
Hip Hop's Inheritance arguably offers the first book-length treatment of what hip hop culture has, literally, 'inherited' from the Harlem Renaissance,...
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235,62 zł |
Buena Vista in the Club: Rap, Reggaetón, and Revolution in Havana
ISBN: 9780822349402 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Buena Vista in the Club, Geoffrey Baker traces the trajectory of the Havana hip hop scene from the late 1980s to the present and analyzes its partial eclipse by reggaeton. While Cuban officials initially rejected rap as "the music of the enemy," leading figures in the hip hop scene soon convinced certain cultural institutions to accept and then promote rap as part of Cuba's national culture. Culminating in the creation of the state-run Cuban Rap Agency, this process of "nationalization" drew on the shared ideological roots of hip hop and the Cuban nation and the historical...
In Buena Vista in the Club, Geoffrey Baker traces the trajectory of the Havana hip hop scene from the late 1980s to the present and analyzes it...
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544,34 zł |
Jay-Z: Essays on Hip Hop's Philosopher King
ISBN: 9780786463299 / Angielski / Miękka / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jay-Z is one of America's leading rappers and entrepreneurs, as well known for his music as for his business acumen. This text seeks to situate Jay-Z within his musical, intellectual and cultural context for educational study. Thirteen essays address such topics as Jay-Z's relevance to African-American oral history, socially responsible hip hop and upward mobility in the African-American community. By observing Jay-Z through the lens of cultural studies, this study assists the teacher, student, scholar, and fan in understanding how he became such an historically significant figure. Each essay...
Jay-Z is one of America's leading rappers and entrepreneurs, as well known for his music as for his business acumen. This text seeks to situate Jay-Z ...
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126,48 zł |
Hypnotic Music Secrets: How The Stars Make Music IRRESISTIBLE!
ISBN: 9781460917800 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Hypnotic Music Secrets" is written by Grammy award-winning engineer/producer Khaliq Glover also known as Khaliq-O-Vision based on his vast experience of working with the world's top recording artists. Some of his clients include Michael Jackson, Prince, Herbie Hancock, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Marcus Miller, Jeffrey Osborne, and more. See how a young kid went from Pittsburgh's St. Clair Village Projects, and other poor neighborhoods, and was able to make his way to California and end up working side-by-side with the music industry's top elite recording artists. Khaliq explains...
"Hypnotic Music Secrets" is written by Grammy award-winning engineer/producer Khaliq Glover also known as Khaliq-O-Vision based on his vast experience...
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67,41 zł |