Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture Bynoe, Yvonne

Hip Hop music is comprised of several art forms: 1) MC-ing or rapping 2)B-boying or breakdancing 3)Deejaying (music) and 4) Graffiti art (visual art). This encyclopedia examines all four elements of Hip Hop Culture, providing students, scholars, and music fans with a complete history of the thirty-year music genre. Tracing its early roots from black DJs talking over music in the 1960s, the B-boy dancers in the 1970s, and the scratching and sampling techniques of the '80s to the founding of Def Jam productions, the current East Cost-West Coast rivalry, and superstars such as Eminem and 50 Cent, hip hop fans will find this an indispensable resource.

DOI: 10.1336/0313361908 Mouse over the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to learn more about this book or related books published by Greenwood Publishing Group. Visit the Greenwood Publishing Group page for this title: http://www.greenwood.com/books/bookdetail.asp?sku=BGR3058

Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture Paperback, 480 pages, $25.00 Copyright ©2005, Greenwood Press ISBN: 0-313-36190-8 DOI: 10.1336/0313361908

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