Young, Black, Rich, and Famous: The Rise of the Nba, the Hip Hop Invasion, and the Transformation of American Culture

Young, Black, Rich, and Famous: The Rise of the Nba, the Hip Hop Invasion, and the Transformation of...

Todd Boyd / 2008 / 184 pages Books

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-01-2008; young, black, rich, famous: the rise of the nba, the hip hop invasion, and the transformation of american culture; The book was very informing concerning the hip hop culture. A good "snap shot" of young males dreams and aspirations.; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-16-2004; Critical Theory meets the NBA; Using the tools of a critical theorist, Todd Boyd sets out to analyze the quest for freedom of expression and existence, as it is played out on the basketball court and within the Black cultural renaissance of Hip-Hop music. American...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-28-2004; Gave it to 'em raw; Dr. Boyd hits it on the head with this piece about basketball and hip-hop. The only way a book like this can be written the way it was is if you are a part of the culture yourself, because if not, it will not be easy to understand. I,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-23-2004; Who?s Ballin? Now?; Todd Boyd takes the notion of the hip-hop industry and basketball being synonymous to an entirely new level. With fluid and memorable references to the similarities of how hip-hop came from the streets, to the formation of how...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-01-2008; young, black, rich, famous: the rise of the nba, the hip hop invasion, and the transformation of american culture; The book was very informing concerning the hip hop culture. A good "snap shot" of young males dreams and aspirations.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-19-2004; Pretty Good Book; I dig whenever Todd Boyd is on a Project because He has a way with words.this Book puts alot into Perspective&Bridges many a gap.I was hoping for more Pulling together of Hip-Hop with the NBA a bit more but overall this Book makes for a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-23-2004; I'm not sure what to think of this book...; First off I applaud Dr. Boyd's effort to write a book of this nature regarding the Hip-Hop generation which I am basically apart of since I grew up in the "Reagan 80's". I feel that Dr. Boyd falls short of clearly depicting his...; read full review | report as inappropriate