Talking 'Bout Your Mama: The Dozens, Snaps, and the Deep Roots of Rap
ISBN: 9780199394043 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Two Live Crew's controversial comedy to Ice Cube's gangsta styling and the battle rhymes of a streetcorner cypher, rap has always drawn on deep traditions of African American poetic word-play, In Talking 'Bout Your Mama, author Elijah Wald explores one of the most potent sources of rap: the viciously funny, outrageously inventive insult game known as "the dozens."
So what is the dozens? At its simplest, it's a comic chain of "yo' mama" jokes. At its most complex, it's an intricate form of social interaction that reaches back to African ceremonial rituals. Wald traces the tradition of... From Two Live Crew's controversial comedy to Ice Cube's gangsta styling and the battle rhymes of a streetcorner cypher, rap has always drawn on deep t...
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84,87 zł |
The Life and Times of a Cameroonian Icon: Tribute to Lapiro de Mbanga Ngata Man
ISBN: 9789956791941 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is the celebration of one man's vendetta against a cancerous regime that thrives on the rape of democracy and human rights abuses. Lapiro de Mbanga, born Lambo Sandjo Pierre Roger on April 7, 1957 was a conduit for social change. He fought for change in his homeland and died fighting for change in Cameroon. Lapiro believed in the innate goodness of man but also had the conviction that absolute power corrupts absolutely. He was noted for contending that "power creates monsters." His entire musical career was devoted to fighting the cause of the downtrodden in Cameroon. He composed...
This book is the celebration of one man's vendetta against a cancerous regime that thrives on the rape of democracy and human rights abuses. Lapiro de...
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190,73 zł |
Eminem and Rap, Poetry, Race: Essays
ISBN: 9780786476756 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Eminem is the best-selling musical artist of the 21st century. He is also one of the most contentious and most complex artists of our time. His verbal dexterity ranks him among the greatest technical rappers ever. The content of his songs combines the grotesque and the comical with the sincere and the profound, all told through the sophisticated layering of multiple personae. However one finally assesses his contribution to popular culture, there's no denying his central place in it. This collection of essays gives his work the critical attention it has long deserved. Drawing from history,...
Eminem is the best-selling musical artist of the 21st century. He is also one of the most contentious and most complex artists of our time. His verbal...
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188,13 zł |
The Mindset of a Champion: Your Favorite Rapper's Least Favorite Book
ISBN: 9781478330929 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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58,97 zł |
Infinite Crab Meats
ISBN: 9781482516432 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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58,97 zł |
NaS Lost: A Tribute to the Little Homey
ISBN: 9781491092477 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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58,97 zł |
Rap and Religion
ISBN: 9781499680928 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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91,02 zł |
Writin' Dirty: An Anthology
ISBN: 9781499719017 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Byron Crawford is the founder and editor of the pioneering hip-hop blog ByronCrawford.com: The Mindset of a Champion, and the author of the books The Mindset of a Champion: Your Favorite Rapper's Least Favorite Book, Infinite Crab Meats, and Nas Lost: A Tribute to the Little Homey. Writin' Dirty is a collection of the 100 best essays he wrote from 2006 to 2011, selected from over 1,000 total, i.e. the top 10%-this is a book both Mitt Romney and the black guy who operates his car elevator could appreciate.
Byron Crawford is the founder and editor of the pioneering hip-hop blog ByronCrawford.com: The Mindset of a Champion, and the author of the books The ...
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58,97 zł |
The Concise Guide to Hip-Hop Music: A Fresh Look at the Art of Hip-Hop, from Old-School Beats to Freestyle Rap
ISBN: 9781250034816 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1973, the music scene was forever changed by the emergence of hip-hop. Masterfully blending the rhythmic grooves of funk and soul with layered beats and chanted rhymes, artists such as DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash paved the way for an entire new genre and generation of musicians. In 1973, the music scene was forever changed by the emergence of hip-hop. Masterfully blending the rhythmic grooves of funk and soul with layered b... |
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78,02 zł |
The Top 50 Underrated Classic Albums In Hip Hop History
ISBN: 9781500237479 / Angielski / Miękka / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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36,38 zł |
Enter The Wu-Tang: How Nine Men Changed Hip-Hop Forever: How Nine Men Changed Hip-Hop Forever
ISBN: 9780692206713 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wu-Tang Clan's debut album, "Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers)" sold a million copies in less than two years, in America alone, without making a single concession to pop radio. That album spawned a mini-empire, including a clothing line that grossed $10 million in its first year, a video game, a comic book, and multiple solo albums, TV appearances and film roles for the group's members. Wu-Tang Clan group albums and solo albums combined have sold more than 18 million units in America alone and many more around the world. From the three years Rza spent living in North Carolina as a child to the...
Wu-Tang Clan's debut album, "Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers)" sold a million copies in less than two years, in America alone, without making a single ...
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68,07 zł |
The Hip-Hop Underground and African American Culture: Beneath the Surface
ISBN: 9781137305244 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The underground is a multi-faceted concept in African American culture. Peterson uses Richard Wright, KRS-One, Thelonius Monk, and the tradition of the Underground Railroad to explore the manifestations and the attributes of the underground within the context of a more panoramic picture of African American expressivity within hip-hop.
The underground is a multi-faceted concept in African American culture. Peterson uses Richard Wright, KRS-One, Thelonius Monk, and the tradition of th...
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382,84 zł |
Kanye West Superstar
ISBN: 9781500586188 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A dark, twisted journey inside the mind of one of America's most outspoken celebrities Kanye West is the self-proclaimed Steve Jobs of the Internet, downtown, fashion and culture. He doesn't just produce critically acclaimed rap albums, he has ideas for water bottle design and architecture. He tried to design a leather jogging pant, but European fashion designers won't allow him to be great, because he doesn't have the necessary connections. Kanye West Superstar is the story of how Kanye West became such an important person to himself and also to America. Discussed in Kanye West... A dark, twisted journey inside the mind of one of America's most outspoken celebrities Kanye West is the self-proclaimed Steve Jobs of the Inter... |
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58,97 zł |
Hustleaire Magazine Issue 11
ISBN: 9781500835996 / Angielski / Miękka / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Issue featuring The Jacka, Carrina Robinson, Zylah Anderson, Kenyatta Parker, Caine Da Livewire, M$ Dolly and more.
Issue featuring The Jacka, Carrina Robinson, Zylah Anderson, Kenyatta Parker, Caine Da Livewire, M$ Dolly and more.
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91,02 zł |
Hustleaire Magazine Issue 8
ISBN: 9781500838157 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Featuring interviews and articles on Venom, Love, Hip Hop & Money, Nick Cannon, Lebron James, Paul George, Bill O'Reilly, M$ Dolly & more.
Featuring interviews and articles on Venom, Love, Hip Hop & Money, Nick Cannon, Lebron James, Paul George, Bill O'Reilly, M$ Dolly & more.
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45,49 zł |
Hustleaire Magazine Issue 10
ISBN: 9781500838416 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Featuring articles and interviews from Taneisha Wish, Da Truf and a host of individuals showcasing their tattoos.
Featuring articles and interviews from Taneisha Wish, Da Truf and a host of individuals showcasing their tattoos.
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45,49 zł |
Hustleaire Magazine Issue 6
ISBN: 9781500838751 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Featuring articles and exclusives from Hustlamade Bugz, Pinky XXX, Usher, Karrine Steffans, Meagan Good, E 40, 2 Pac, Damon Dash, Angela Simmons and more.
Featuring articles and exclusives from Hustlamade Bugz, Pinky XXX, Usher, Karrine Steffans, Meagan Good, E 40, 2 Pac, Damon Dash, Angela Simmons and m...
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Hustleaire Magazine
ISBN: 9781500953102 / Angielski / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Featuring Exclusive Photos and Interviews from The Popper, Momma Edwin, The Fireman, British Dior, Young Boss & more.
Featuring Exclusive Photos and Interviews from The Popper, Momma Edwin, The Fireman, British Dior, Young Boss & more.
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Sounding Race in Rap Songs
ISBN: 9780520283985 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As one of the most influential and popular genres of the last three decades, rap has cultivated a mainstream audience and become a multimillion-dollar industry by promoting highly visible and often controversial representations of blackness. Sounding Race in Rap Songs argues that rap music allows us not only to see but also to hear how mass-mediated culture engenders new understandings of race. The book traces the changing sounds of race across some of the best-known rap songs of the past thirty-five years, combining song-level analysis with historical contextualization to show how...
As one of the most influential and popular genres of the last three decades, rap has cultivated a mainstream audience and become a multimillion-dollar...
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583,05 zł |
Sounding Race in Rap Songs
ISBN: 9780520283992 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As one of the most influential and popular genres of the last three decades, rap has cultivated a mainstream audience and become a multimillion-dollar industry by promoting highly visible and often controversial representations of blackness. Sounding Race in Rap Songs argues that rap music allows us not only to see but also to hear how mass-mediated culture engenders new understandings of race. The book traces the changing sounds of race across some of the best-known rap songs of the past thirty-five years, combining song-level analysis with historical contextualization to show how...
As one of the most influential and popular genres of the last three decades, rap has cultivated a mainstream audience and become a multimillion-dollar...
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136,50 zł |