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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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 determined by the quality of the sources upon which a work relies....

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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 the whole country and not just Nashville, Tennessee. Who...

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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 overall position of Hip Hop as an American cultural phenomenon...

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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 maintains his reputation in this book. He grew up in the middle of...

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Posted: Jul-10-2005

STILL USEFUL

I read this book when it first came out, and from the onset I realized the book was flawed by Mr. George's ego. Mr. George has great thoughts and opinions, but unfortunately, he allows personal biases to mar how presents them to his readers. Like one of the other reviewers, I didn't agree with...

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Posted: Nov-18-2003

Especially good on the early days of hip hop

I read this book for an African-American Studies class at UNC. At first I did not like it at all. I did not connect with George's choice of language, which seemed outdated and out of touch with current hip hop lingo.But as I got into the book, I realized that this outdated language was not...

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Posted: Oct-28-2003

I rate it 6 out of 5 stars! A must-read!!!

Of all the Hip Hop related works that I've read (and that's many), none can reach the insightful level of Nelson Georges's "Hip Hop America", which not only covers the history of the culture, but more importantly, delivers the sociological aspects of it, explaining not only "when", but also "how"...

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Posted: Mar-13-2003

Brilliant review of hip hop and black culture in America

This book is as good as anything I've read about hip hop culture in America, and how it weaves into other elements of African-American culture: basketball, feminism, the ghetto, racism, the drug wars, and more. It's extremely interesting and detailed in its close look at the way key trends in hip...

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Posted: Feb-21-2003

A lot of memories and some intersting views

Wow! reading this book and reflecting back on much of the culture brought up from back in the days really had me feelin' this book. Although I didn't agree with all of the authors views in this book, he did bring some insight and depth to some things I really never thought of. As a whole this...

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Posted: May-25-2002

So Good I read it Twice!

I read this book finished it and then reread it. It moves at a brisk pace and its about a topic we all love. There still isnt enough of a body of litereature on hip hop and this is about as good as there is.

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