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Rap-Up: The Ultimate Guide to Hip-Hop and R&B Paperback – February 29, 2008
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From the megaselling songs to the biggest stars to the most outrageous scandals, Rap-Up gives you a comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the revolutionary music that's transforming pop culture. Discover:
HISTORY LESSON
How it all started, from rappers armed with toy keyboards and ambition...to breakout groups like Run-D.M.C. and Public Enemy who brought the 'hood to the suburbs and changed music forever.
THE NEW NEW SCHOOL
One-of-a-kind profiles of Jay-Z, Beyoncé, 50 Cent, Usher, Ciara, and all the hottest artists. And a look at the moguls and producers who shape the hits, including urban-flow stylist Jermaine Dupri, off-center innovators The Neptunes, and techno-beat genius Timbaland.
WHERE'S THE BEEF?
The inside story on rap's most notorious battles, from the legendary Juice Crew vs. Boogie Down Productions duel over hip-hop bragging rights, to the Jay-Z vs. Nas battle-of-the-giants, to the 50 Cent vs. The Game take-no-prisoners faceoff.
FROM HOLLIS TO HOLLYWOOD
A comprehensive list of hip-hop on the silver screen-the good, the bad, and the performers (Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah) who achieved box office gold and Oscar fame.
Complete with takes on must-own CDs and tracks, pop quizzes, career highlights, and artist road maps, this unique, definitive book is all you need to get down with everything hip-hop and R&B.
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352
Pages
- Language
EN
English
- PublisherGrand Central Publishing
- Publication date
2008
February 29
- Dimensions
7.0 x 1.0 x 9.0
inches
- ISBN-100446178209
- ISBN-13978-0446178204
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- Publisher : Grand Central Publishing; First Edition (February 29, 2008)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0446178209
- ISBN-13 : 978-0446178204
- Item Weight : 1.67 pounds
- Dimensions : 7 x 1 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,733,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,495 in International Music (Books)
- #1,728 in Rap Music (Books)
- #5,907 in Music Reference (Books)
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It is all the stronger for this, as it avoids the over complex dense text associated with so many sociological Hip Hop books that try to be too clever by half. There is decent analysis in this book, and it makes salient points about MCs such as Tupac and Nas, rather than pop culture miscellany. One knows that the authors know what they are writing about.
The only criticisms I have are that for a book that bills itself as an "Ultimate Guide", it does not cover much about Beatboxing or Graffiti, instead it concentrates on Hip Hop as a music and film media. There is also scant mention of the wealth of Hip Hop outside of the USA, which is a sadly common yet glaring ommission from many books. Other than that I think it would be a good read for the 12 upwards age group who want to study Hip Hop, or adults who want an up to date introduction.
The cool thing I enjoyed the most was the pop quiz given at the end of each section with answers in the back and a fun chart that connects each artist in that corresponding section. Also, I liked how each section had a cool title, for example, Divalicious: 90's Female R & B.
Overall, the authors formed their own opinions and stated them without regard to how the artist would feel if they read it. The R & B section was thrown together with tiny paragraphs, whereas the Hip-Hop section carried more information on each artist. They could've left it as the ultimate Hip-Hop guide and that would've been sufficient, only I found myself getting upset with the authors for their loose references. I found it troubling that an ultimate guide would leave me feeling as if they didn't really care for any artist outside of New York.
The authors refer to Eminem as "Hip-Hop's most beloved Honky" and Bubba Sparxx as "whitey" and "the other white meat". Even though they showed little love for 3rd Bass and Beastie Boys, I don't remember Hip-Hop being racist or based on color. I didn't like how they referred to the Bay area as "strange foreign regions", considering I'm from the Bay area myself and I took offense when they called E-40's name wacky. They showed very little to no love for Southern rappers. They referred to Lil' Jon as the "Animal from the Muppets look-alike" and said, "Gee thanks," for bringing crunk music to life. I didn't care for the part when they called Notorious B.I.G too ugly and about Big Pun's death, "going down in a hail of White Castle Burgers and frosty chocolate shakes."
If this is the ultimate guide to Hip-Hop, why isn't the love shown for all parts of it? Just because it stemmed from New York, which we all love its founders, it has transformed and migrated into a wonderful culture regardless of skin color and appearance. I wasn't impressed with their bias opinions and it was clear which artists they adored the most.
Reviewed by S. Richards
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Rap-Up was a great read. Although I knew all of the artists described in the manual, I was intrigued with their success stories and the impact they made in a genre that was looked at as a passing fad. I found the articles witty, engaging, and thorough. I expected to read biased accounts but was pleasantly surprised when there were none. Rap-Up is a useful guide for people of all ages, with all levels of hip-hop and R&B knowledge.
Reviewed by Darnetta Frazier
APOOO BookClub