Author

Publication

1994 - Verso, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

83,750 words, Guess

Page Count

335 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number94002584
  • Goodreads484138
  • LibraryThing430825

Classifications

  • DDC782.42164
  • LCCML3531 .C76 1994

Description

Documents, interviews, photographs, & essays showing the historical roots of LA rap and its cultural connections to the heritage of the Hollywood jazz world, African American poetic traditions, graffiti, breakdance, hiphop and gangster rap. Much of this is described by the artists themselves.

Subjects

Topics

InterviewsRap (Music)Rap musiciansAfrican AmericansHistory and criticismSocial life and customsLos angeles (calif.), social conditions

Genres

  • Interviews.

Series Statement

  • Haymarket series

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