It's a hip-hop bible'Ghostface Killah,Wutang ClanInHip Hop Raised Me.,DJ Semtex examines the crucial role of hip-hop in society today,and reflects on the huge influence it has had on his own life,and the lives of many others,filling in the gaps of education that school left behind,providing inspiration and purposeto generation after generation of disaffected youths. Taking a thematic approach andfeaturing seminal interviews he has conducted with key hip-hop artists,Semtex tracesthe characteristics and influence of hip-hop from its origins in the early 1970s with DJKool Herc's Block parties in the South Bronx,through its breakthrough to the mainstreamand advent of gangsta rap in the late 1980s,with artists such as Run DMC,PublicEnemy and Ice T,to the impact of contemporary artists and the global industry that iship-hop today. Hip-hop artists have gone from hustlers to successful entrepreneurs andbusinessmen. Hip-hop has come of age.
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Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdISBN: 9780500293959Number of pages: 448Weight: 1690 gDimensions: 277 x 216 mm
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'DJ Semtex has nailed this'- Goldie'This book is worth bread'- Raekwon'This is an Illmatic book...a hip-hop bible'- Ghostface Killah'Amazing - buying immediately'- Chase & Status'This is a time capsule'- DJ Green Lantern'The pictures tell a thousand words'- Salaam Remi'Big up DJ Semtex'- Rag 'N'Bone Man
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