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Read * It's Not About a Salary Rap, Race and Resistance in Los Angeles (Haymarket Series) PDF by # Brian Cross eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. It's Not About a Salary Rap, Race and Resistance in Los Angeles (Haymarket Series) Everything You Need To Know About LA Hip Hop Simply put, there is no book like this about rap in Los Angeles. From KDAY to the Watts Prophets to Death Row, this book covers EVERYTHING you know about Hip Hop in LA, a story that is distinctly different from Hip Hop in New York. It features interviews with LA's biggest - Dre, Eazy, Cube, Ice-T, Cypress Hill, etc. - and leaves nothing out. This is a story that's rarely told, which is strange when one considers that LA rap was the force that mainstre
| Title | : | It's Not About a Salary Rap, Race and Resistance in Los Angeles (Haymarket Series) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.40 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0860916200 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-20 |
| Language | : | English |
Everything You Need To Know About LA Hip Hop Simply put, there is no book like this about rap in Los Angeles. From KDAY to the Watts Prophets to Death Row, this book covers EVERYTHING you know about Hip Hop in LA, a story that is distinctly different from Hip Hop in New York. It features interviews with LA's biggest - Dre, Eazy, Cube, Ice-T, Cypress Hill, etc. - and leaves nothing out. This is a story that's rarely told, which is strange when one considers that LA rap was the force that mainstreamed Hip Hop. Hard to find, but a must have for any mainstream rap historian.. "Cross' true picture of the development of westcoast rap." according to A Customer. I have to give it up to Brian for the very honest and understanding picture that he paints of the early to middle development of the westcoast hip hop scene. Through his interviews and writings, hip-hop fans get a real sense of how rap music developed on the west coast and they hear the stories directly from the artists themselves. This book is priceless and a definite must have for all music fans. In fact, somebody stole my only copy so I need to buy another one. Cli-N-Tel. A Customer said Due Props to MIKAH 9. Freestyle Fellowship's Mikah 9 is the preeminent freestyle rapper of all time. He is the John Coltrane of the modern era.
Bracketed by introductory essays on the history and production of the music and a glossary, the book aims to engage with the city‘s rap scene on its own terms, with interviews and images, documenting its movements and influences, its leaders and up-and-comers. The history of rap in this city sets out to tell these stories, providing a voice first for African Americans then, through hip-hop, for many others. This photo-essay, coupled with oral histories, provides a map of the contemporary hip-hop nation in Los Angeles. Artists interviewed include: Roy Porter; The Watts Prophets; Gill Scott Heron; Ice T.; Nef
Perhaps more insightful are his photographs of some of the rapper's homes, which more subtly illustrate their origins and sentiments. Dre and Eazy E. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. However, Cross, an Irish-born writer and photographer, spends too much time establishing his credentials for being "legit" in this predominantly nonwhite universe. . In an essay that attempts to combine both academic and ethnic street sensibilities, he notes, for instance, the influence of the Watts Writers Workshop, founded after the 1965 riots. From Publishers Weekly This examination of race and rap music in Los Angeles begins with Cross's look at the societal underpinnings, including civil unrest and mistrust of authoritie
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