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Author
Publisher
Overlook Omnibus
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
430 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"Kanye West is undoubtedly one of pop culture's most divisive and fascinating characters. Alongside his multimillion selling albums, Kanye has also launched record labels and clothing lines and in the process, become one of the most respected, creative and influential artists in music today.The most in-depth look at West's life and career to date,"--Novelist.
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
571 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Description
Formed as a New York City hardcore band in 1981, Beastie Boys struck an unlikely path to global hip hop superstardom. Here is their story, told for the first time in the words of the band. Adam "ADROCK" Horovitz and Michael "Mike D" Diamond offer revealing and very funny accounts of their transition from teenage punks to budding rappers; their early collaboration with Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin; the debut album that became the first hip hop record...
3) Kanye West
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Description
Tells the story of Kanye West, the rap musician.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
286 pages
Description
"In his extraordinary autobiography, the legend takes us to his roots in Alabama, the streets of East Atlanta, the trap house, and the studio where he found his voice as a peerless rapper. He reflects on his inimitable career and in the process confronts his dark past?years behind bars, the murder charge, drug addiction, career highs and lows?the making of a trap god. It is one of the greatest comeback stories in the history of music."--Amazon.com....
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
448 pages cm
Description
"The first in-depth biography of Nipsey Hussle, the hip hop mogul, artist, and activist whose transformative legacy inspired a generation with his motivational lyrics and visionary business savvy-before he was tragically shot down in the very neighborhoodhe was dedicated to building up"--
Author
Publisher
Rock Lit 101
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
283 pages
Description
"Fat Joe is a hip-hop legend, but this is not a tale of celebrity; it is the story of Joseph Cartagena, a kid who came of age in the South Bronx during its darkest years of drugs, violence, and abandonment, and how he navigated that traumatizing landscape until he found-through art, friendship, luck, and will-a rocky path to a different life. Joe was born into a sprawling Puerto Rican and Cuban family in the projects of the South Bronx. From infancy...
7) Filly Brown
Publisher
Indomina
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a rising rapper from Los Angeles accepts a contract from a label she finds she has to make a choice about selling out on her dreams to save her family.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
365 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Description
This Bright Future is a raw and unfiltered journey into the life and mind of Bobby Hall, who emerged from the wreckage of a horrifically abusive childhood to become an era-defining artist of our tumultuous age. A self-described orphan with parents, Bobby Hall began life as Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, the only child of an alcoholic, mentally ill mother on welfare and an absent, crack-addicted father. After enduring seventeen years of abuse and neglect,...
9) Snoop Dogg
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
Examines the life and career of rap artist Snoop Dogg.
Formats
Description
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking viewers back to where it all began, the film tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world's...
11) Ping pong playa
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a champion ping pong player gets hurt, his brother C-dub, a gansta-rapper wannabe, must face off against a devious rival player in the ping pong tournament of the year. With help from some unusual kids, C-dub just might be up to the challenge.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xiv, 528 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Description
"The essential oral history of hip-hop, from its origins on the playgrounds of the Bronx to its reign as the most powerful force in pop culture-from the award-winning journalist behind All the Pieces Matter, the New York Times bestselling oral history ofThe Wire. The music that we would later know as hip-hop was born at a party in the Bronx in the summer of 1973. Now, fifty years later, it's the most popular genre in America and its electric impact...
14) Shabu
Publisher
Indiepix Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Meet Shabu, a fourteen-year-old Dutch-Surinamese aspiring artist from "The Paperclip," an inner city apartment complex in one of Rotterdam's most notorious neighborhoods. Shabu has big dreams but even bigger problems. He's just totaled his grandmother's car and desperately needs to raise some cash before the end of the summer in order to pay her back. Utilizing his musical talent and street smarts, Shabu concocts a plan to both make the money and...
15) Queen Latifah
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
A biography of the popular and successful rap singer, actress, and role model.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"Lizzo started singing and rapping with musical groups in her hometowns of Houston and Minneapolis. With her fun lyrics, danceable beats, and positive message, she's become one of the biggest solo musicians in the world"--
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (5 hrs., 44 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The eight-part docuseries delves into the compelling, inspiring stories of some of hip-hop's most celebrated and groundbreaking artists in their own words. Narrated by renowned rapper Nas and featuring never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with family, friends, and collaborators, the hour-long episodes chronicle the rise of eight culture-defining hip-hop legends across multiple generations and styles, including Busta Rhymes, Eve, Fat Joe,...
18) I'm still here
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A raw, fictional documentary on Joaquin Phoenix's career transition from the acting world to a career as an aspiring rapper. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, and always riveting, the film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads. Defying expectations, it deftly explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
19) Decoded
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
317 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
"Decoded ... a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time"--Dust jacket.
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