Chuck D Presents This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (554 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316430978 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
But the very first minute he sonically appeared to us, I knew rap was changed forever. Truth about the art form of poetry in motion. He attacked wickedness head-on being the rappin' rhino terror that he is. The power of self-expression. This is the book that inspired me long before I found my place in hip-hop. To learn knowledge itself. If you want to understand our culture. Chuck D is Dope!!!LL Cool J. I knew he would righteously and boldly die so that a little young boy he didn't even know from Queensbridge could live. Power, awareness, strength, and militancy is his stance in a world obsessed with punishing poor people. He represented for all of us putting his life on the lin
Illustrating the pages are more than 100 portraits from the talented artists specializing in hip hop.. Yet there is no definitive history of the genre-until now.Based on Chuck's long-running show on Rapstation, this massive compendium details the most iconic moments and influential songs in the genre's recorded history, from Kurtis Blow's "Christmas Rappin'" to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill to Kendrick Lamar's ground-breaking verse on "Control." Also included are key events in hip hop history, from Grandmaster Flash's
Both as a solo artist and as the leader of the ground-breaking hip hop group Public Enemy (which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013), he helped pave the way for political, social, and culturally conscious hip hop. A visionary in digital entertainment, Chuck D helped lead the filesharing movement, launched one of the firs