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The Rough Guide to Hip-hop 2 Revised, Expanded Edition
Author(s): DK (Author)
- Publisher: Rough Guides
- Publication Date: May 16, 2005
- Edition: Revised, Expanded
- Language: English
- Print length: 416 pages
- ISBN-10: 1843532638
- ISBN-13: 9781843532637
Book Description
Completely updated and radically expanded, the new Rough guide to Hip-Hop is the definitive guide to every aspect of the music, tracing its story from its origins in the 1970s as New Yorks urban folk music all the way to hip-hops current dominance as the worlds best-selling genre. Extensive biographies cover hip-hops entire spectrum, from the millionaire players to the underground freestylers, from gangster rappers to conscious rhymers, all alongside hundreds of illustrations by top hip-hop photographers. Pioneers like Run DMC and Public Enemy, as well as global superstars of today such as Eminem and Jay Z, are all covered in detail; and each entry concludes with recommendations of the best of their recordings on CD. All the best MCs, DJs, B-Boys and graffiti-writers are here, but there are also extensive sidebars that go beyond the music to the lifestyle, describing hip-hops fashions, films, feuds and fads.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…a resource for the well versed and uninitiated alike…” — The Stranger
“Shapiro’s Rough Guide to Hip-Hop is a meticulously researched, opinionated, and entertaining cultural encyclopedia that no fan should be without.” —
Echo WeeklyAbout the Author
DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world’s leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 87 countries and in 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK’s aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products. Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO® books. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot’s Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher, Rough Guides.
