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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Icons of hip hop. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007 (OCoLC)636520442 |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Mickey Hess |
| ISBN: | 9780313339028 0313339023 9780313339035 0313339031 9780313339042 031333904X |
| OCLC Number: | 85766109 |
| Description: | 2 v. (xxx, 640 p.) : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Contents: | Volume one. Kool Herc / Wayne Marshall ; Grandmaster Flash / H.C. Williams ; Roxanne Shanté / Thembisa S. Mshaka ; Run-DMC / Jeb Aram Middlebrook ; Beastie Boys / Mickey Hess ; MC Lyte / Jennifer R. Young ; Eric B. & Rakim / Shawn Bernardo ; Public Enemy / George Ciccariello-Maher ; Salt-n-Pepa / Athena Elafros ; Queen Latifah / Faizi Hirji ; The Geto Boys / Jason D. Haugen ; The Native Tongues / Aine McGlynn -- Volume two. Ice Cube / David J. Leonard ; Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg / David Diallo ; Nas / Susan Weinstein ; Wu-tang Clan / Jessica Elliott and Mickey Hess ; Tupac Shakur / Carlos D. Morrison and Celnisha L. Dangerfield ; Notorious B.I.G. / James Peterson ; Lil' Kim / Aine McGlynn ; Outkast / T. Hasan Johnson ; Eminem / Katherine V. Tsiopos-Wills ; Missy Elliot / Joi Carr ; Jay-Z / T. Hasan Johnson ; Kanye West / Todd Dills. |
| Series Title: | Greenwood icons. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Mickey Hess. |
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Abstract:
The extraordinary impact of hip-hop music is undeniable. At the forefront of this global phenomenon stand artists who broke new ground, both musically and politically. This work provides substantial entries on the most revolutionary hip-hop artists and innovators, and offers coverage of each icon's influence in shaping hip-hop music.
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"The two-volume set consists primarily of twenty-four biographies ranging from the early pioneers of the movement through recent innovators. Information in the biographies provides a forty-year history of this important movement that has so influenced modern music today....This set is a delightful creative reference tool that provides information on the hip hop movement as well as a feel for the participants. It is recommended for academic music library collections and public and college libraries with an interest in hip hop." - Reference & User Services Quarterly
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