Hip Hop America

Now with a new introduction by the author, Hip Hop America is the definitive account of the society-altering collision between black youth culture and the mass media. more

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3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-29-2009; It's Time to End Ghetto Scholarship; Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Truth of God Institute and the End of Ghetto Scholarship What distinguishes TGI scholarship? In a word: sources. In a phrase: access to top-notch academic sources. The quality of scholarship is largely...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-27-2006; Music For the Masses in America Hit It Big.; The musical scene in the Sixties and the Eighties was hip-hop for all races and religions in the USA. The Seventies was devoted mostly to folk music. In the Ninties it was more rap and contemporary and also country music hit it big in...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-29-2006; Excellent Overview; Nelson George has written several books on Hip Hop and African-American popular culture, all of which are worth reading. This book is particularly good for the clarity of thought evident in the writing. It is an assessment of the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-30-2006; excellent overview & inclusion of broader culteral impact but don't expect exhaustive material on all the big players; I am currently writing an entry about Grandmaster Flash for the forthcoming Icons of Hip-Hop (Greenwood Press). First of all, Nelson George is one of the most experienced, respected and eloquent hip-hop journalists alive, and he...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-29-2006; Excellent Overview; Nelson George has written several books on Hip Hop and African-American popular culture, all of which are worth reading. This book is particularly good for the clarity of thought evident in the writing. It is an assessment of the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-29-2009; It's Time to End Ghetto Scholarship; Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Truth of God Institute and the End of Ghetto Scholarship What distinguishes TGI scholarship? In a word: sources. In a phrase: access to top-notch academic sources. The quality of scholarship is largely...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-27-1999; This is not hip-hop; In this case, you can judge the book by its cover art: Nelson George's version of hip-hop's elements now includes the mighty dollar. Anyone looking for a deeper understanding of hip-hop (as a progressive artisan culture born from the...; read full review | report as inappropriate