This is your ultimate guide to Hip Hop, covering the entire history from Run-DMC to N.W.A. to Drake and Beyond. In the early 70’s rising from the streets of New York hip-hop becomes a phenomenon! We look at old school which include the dopest of the dope from the dawn of hip-hop and rap, new school with the likes of LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys and more brought hip-hop to the masses. Hip-hop’s golden age was characterized by its diversity, quality, innovation—and bitter rivalries between East and West Coast rappers. The women of hip-hop, since the beginning of rap, females have played a major role as artists and executives, and as the genre evolved, they often eclipsed their male counterparts. Pick up your copy today, and add it to your music collection!
50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop
Just Gimme a Beat! • RISING FROM THE STREETS OF NEW YORK CITY IN THE 1970S, HIP-HOP CULTURE BECAME DEFINED BY FOUR KEY ELEMENTS: DEEJAYING WITH TURNTABLES, MCS, BREAKDANCING AND GRAFFITI.
BREAKDANCING • Ground Zero for b-boy and b-girl culture.
GRAFFITI ART • The writing on the wall.
5 Essential Old School Tracks • THE DOPEST OF THE DOPE FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF HIP-HOP.
Time to Get Ill • HOW AN ASPIRING BLACK RAP ENTREPRENEUR AND A YOUNG WHITE PUNK ROCKER CREATED THE “NEW SCHOOL” OF HIP-HOP AND CAME TO DOMINATE THE MUSIC IN THE MID-1980S WITH RECORDING ACTS LIKE RUN-DMC, THE BEASTIE BOYS, LL COOL J AND PUBLIC ENEMY.
MY ADIDAS • How Run-DMC started the tennis shoe craze.
Rebels Without a Pause • HOW PUBLIC ENEMY AND THE BOMB SQUAD BROUGHT THE REVOLUTION TO HIP-HOP.
5 Essential New School Tracks • THE DOPEST OF THE DOPE FROM THE DAYS WHEN HIP-HOP WENT MAINSTREAM.
Hip-Hop with Attitude • HIP-HOP’S GOLDEN AGE WAS CHARACTERIZED BY ITS DIVERSITY, INNOVATION—AND BITTER RIVALRIES BETWEEN EAST AND WEST COAST RAPPERS.
NEW YORK STATE OF MIND • Nas and his brilliant Illmatic.
Parental Discretion Iz Advised • DRUG DEALING, MISOGYNY AND GUNPLAY…THE STORY OF N.W.A AND THE RISE OF WEST COAST GANGSTA RAP.
Oh No You Didn’t… • A HALF-CENTURY’S WORTH OF RIVALRIES, BEEFS, BATTLES AND FEUDS COURTESY OF HIP-HOP’S MOST FAMOUS RAPPERS.
5 Essential Golden Age Tracks • THE DOPEST OF THE DOPE FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF HIP-HOP.
It’s All About the Benjamins • IN THE WAKE OF THE DEATHS OF TUPAC SHAKUR AND THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G., A NEW COMMERCIAL HIP-HOP SOUND EMERGED, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE “BLING ERA.”
Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down • FAR MORE THAN A RAPPER, SEAN “PUFFY” COMBS SHOWED THE HIP-HOP WORLD HOW TO BUILD AN ENTERTAINMENT EMPIRE…AND HOW TO THROW A HELLUVA PARTY.
PUFFY AND J. LO • The bad boy and the good girl.
The Blueprint • TAKING A PAGE FROM DIDDY’S PLAYBOOK, JAY-Z BECOMES ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST RESPECTED RAPPERS AND THE FIRST HIP-HOP BILLIONAIRE.
JAY & BEY • The ultimate hip-hop power couple.
My Name Is… • CHIEF GANGSTA DR. DRE ENTERS THE BLING ERA WITH AN UNLIKELY PROTÉGÉ, A WHITE DETROIT RAPPER NAMED EMINEM, WHO WOULD GO ON TO BE THE BESTSELLING HIP-HOP ARTIST OF ALL TIME.
5 Essential Bling Era Tracks • THE DOPEST OF THE DOPE FROM THE BLING ERA.
Push It Real Good • SINCE RAP BEGAN, FEMALES HAVE PLAYED MAJOR ROLES AS ARTISTS AND EXECUTIVES. HERE’S A TIMELINE OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS.
Refugees on the Mic • THE SHIFT FROM THE BLING ERA TO THE ALTERNATIVE ERA DIDN’T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, BUT IT WAS CLEARLY NOTICEABLE BY THE MID-2000S.
SOUNDCLOUD RAP • How a group of young rappers revolutionized hip-hop by taking their tracks to the internet.
All Falls Down • HIS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING STYLE KEPT EVERYONE GUESSING, WHILE HIS HIGHLY PERSONAL LYRICS DREW THEM IN. KANYE WEST’S SOUND...