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Chuck D Presents This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History

Author : Chuck D
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780316430982

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Chuck D Presents This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History by Chuck D Pdf

A one-of-a kind survey of rap and hip hop history from 1973 to today by Chuck D, arguably the most influential rapper in the world. In the more than 40 years since the days of DJ Kool Herc and "Rapper's Delight," hip hop and rap have become a billion-dollar worldwide phenomenon. Yet there is no definitive history of the genre-until now. Based on Chuck's long-running show on Rapstation.com, this massive compendium details the most iconic moments and influential songs in the genre's recorded history, from Kurtis Blow's "Christmas Rappin'" to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill to Kendrick Lamar's ground-breaking verse on "Control." Also included are key events in hip hop history, from Grandmaster Flash's first scratch through Tupac's holographic appearance at Coachella. Throughout, Chuck offers his insider's perspective on the chart toppers and show stoppers as he lived it. Illustrating the pages are more than 100 portraits from the talented artists specializing in hip hop.

Chuck D presents Apocalypse 91: Revolution Never Sleeps

Author : Evan Narcisse,Che Grayson,Regine Sawyer,Chuck D,Troy-Jeffery Allen
Publisher : Z2 Comics
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1940878888

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Chuck D presents Apocalypse 91: Revolution Never Sleeps by Evan Narcisse,Che Grayson,Regine Sawyer,Chuck D,Troy-Jeffery Allen Pdf

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the landmark album Apocalypse 91: The Enemy Strikes Black with this commemorative sequel graphic anthology! Revolution Never Sleeps begins on the familiar backdrop of 1991 and explodes into far-flung futures with a series of speculative fiction stories by the industry's leading creators, including Evan Narcisse (Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales), Regine Sawyer (Dark Nights: Death Metal), Che Grayson (Batman: Urban Legends), Troy-Jeffrey Allen (Villain: All Caps), and many more! Witness revolutionaries in every millennium stand up and fight the power with a little help from the rhythms and rebels of the past.

STEWdio: The Naphic Grovel ARTrilogy of Chuck D

Author : Chuck D
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781636141060

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STEWdio: The Naphic Grovel ARTrilogy of Chuck D by Chuck D Pdf

Chuck D (Public Enemy, Prophets of Rage, etc.) brings his personal insights and social critiques to the page in fierce, passionate, and evocative visual art and prose "The Public Enemy mastermind combines art and hip-hop rhymes to provide his compelling, personal views on the chaotic years between 2020 and 2022. Though they often feel like diary entries, each installment has an overarching storyline and theme . . . In an engaging, distinctly hip-hop style, Chuck D reveal important lessons from the early pandemic years." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Legendary hip-hop artist and social activist Chuck D has used every opportunity in his groundbreaking career to stand up for civil rights. His rap group Public Enemy is widely regarded as a revolutionary act both in terms of its impact on hip-hop and its use of music to impart a message of race and class equality. The band emerged from the late 1970s/early '80s coalescence of rap, punk, and street art into hip-hop music culture on the East Coast. At the time, Chuck D had completed his BFA in graphic design, and while his music career exploded, his passion for visual art never left his heart. In February 2020, he turned his gaze once again to the page, and began to fill three 5 x 8 journals with his written and drawn reflections of a world beginning to unravel. STEWdio: The Naphic Grovel ARTrilogy of Chuck D recreates format of his original art, combining three full-color paperback bound books into a beautiful box set. The box set is the inaugural offering from Enemy Books, the new Akashic Books imprinted curated by Chuck D. Spanning the onset of COVID-19 through the first year of the Joe "Bye-Don" administration, Chuck D lends his powerful artistic voice to one of the most tumultuous periods in American history, and puts it in a capsule. Like the neo-expressionist graffiti art of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Chuck D's energetic "Naphic Grovels" marry text with drawings, commenting on contemporary events with the same activist instinct that propelled Public Enemy's "music-with-a-message" reputation. His inventive, Amiri Baraka–esque language and accompanying art is also occasionally used as a tool for introspection, providing unparalleled insight into one of the most important cultural figures of our time. Each journal follows a distinct period in Chuck D's (and America's) life; There's a Poison Goin On chronicles the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, from February–April 2020; 45 Daze of REaD Octobot follow the days leading up to and the aftermath of the historic 2020 election; and Datamber Mindpaper, which focuses on the early days of the Biden administration. No song may be more reflective of 1980s America than Public Enemy's "Fight the Power;" no document may come to capture our COVID era like Chuck D's STEWdio.

Fight the Power

Author : Chuck D
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781847676221

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Fight the Power by Chuck D Pdf

Chuck D, the creative force behind Public Enemy and one of the most outspoken rappers in the history of music, discusses his views on everything from rap and race to the problems with politics in society today.

Celebrity Airport Encounters at LAX

Author : Percy; Marilyn Smith
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781465371409

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Celebrity Airport Encounters at LAX by Percy; Marilyn Smith Pdf

My celebrity encounter are real, and so is the way I rate the encounters between us. All of the celebrity encounters take place at LAX, so I decided to rate my encounters in a terminology airport passengers can understand and relate to...the class of their airplane fight.

Biographical Dictionary of African Americans, Revised Edition

Author : Rachel Kranz
Publisher : Infobase Holdings, Inc
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438198774

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Biographical Dictionary of African Americans, Revised Edition by Rachel Kranz Pdf

For centuries, African Americans have made important contributions to American culture. From Crispus Attucks, whose death marked the start of the Revolutionary War, to Oprah Winfrey, perhaps the most recognizable and influential TV personality today, black men and women have played an integral part in American history. This greatly expanded and updated edition of our best-selling volume, The Biographical Dictionary of Black Americans, Revised Edition profiles more than 250 of America's important, influential, and fascinating black figures, past and present—in all fields, including the arts, entertainment, politics, science, sports, the military, literature, education, the media, religion, and many more.

R&B, Rhythm and Business

Author : Norman Kelley
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1888451688

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R&B, Rhythm and Business by Norman Kelley Pdf

Given than hip hop music alone has generated more than a billion dollars in sales, the absence of a major black record company is disturbing. Even Motown is now a subsidiary of the Universal Music Group. Nonetheless, little has been written about the economic relationship between African-Americans and the music industry. This anthology dissects contemporary trends in the music industry and explores how blacks have historically interacted with the business as artists, business-people and consumers.

Brothers Gonna Work It Out

Author : Charise Cheney
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780814716120

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Brothers Gonna Work It Out by Charise Cheney Pdf

Cheney (ethnic studies, California Polytechnic State U.) considers the political expression of rap artists within the historical tradition of black nationalism. Interweaving songs and interviews with hip-hop artists and activists including Chuck D of Public Enemy and Rosa Clemente, manager of dead prez, Cheney links late 20th- century hip-hop nationalists with their 19th-century spiritual forebears and challenges the perception of hip-hop as simply sexist or misogynistic.

Breaks in the Air

Author : John Klaess
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781478023500

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Breaks in the Air by John Klaess Pdf

In Breaks in the Air John Klaess tells the story of rap’s emergence on New York City’s airwaves by examining how artists and broadcasters adapted hip hop’s performance culture to radio. Initially, artists and DJs brought their live practice to radio by buying time on low-bandwidth community stations and building new communities around their shows. Later, stations owned by New York’s African American elite, such as WBLS, reluctantly began airing rap even as they pursued a sound rooted in respectability, urban sophistication, and polish. At the same time, large commercial stations like WRKS programmed rap once it became clear that the music attracted a demographic that was valuable to advertisers. Moving between intimate portraits of single radio shows and broader examinations of the legal, financial, cultural, and political forces that indelibly shaped the sound of rap radio, Klaess shows how early rap radio provides a lens through which to better understand the development of rap music as well as the intertwined histories of sounds, institutions, communities, and legal formations that converged in the post-Civil Rights era.

Lyrical Assassins

Author : Lamonte Collyear
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781984548979

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Lyrical Assassins by Lamonte Collyear Pdf

Lyrical Assassins: 50 of the Greatest Prophet Emcees is an illustration of my personal tribute to the gifted men and women whose extraordinary oratory skills have garnered my attention to listen, learn, admire, and respect. Hip-hop music has been through quite a few transformations during its existence. Despite the ups and downs, hip-hop has lived a very fruitful life. Rap artists have invented some of the most dynamic creations of music while entertaining a mass audience of fans nationwide and abroad. This book represents my personal favorites from number 1 to 50, with a list of honorable mentions and top fifty rap groups.

The Heritage

Author : Howard Bryant
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780807026991

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The Heritage by Howard Bryant Pdf

Following in the footsteps of Robeson, Ali, Robinson and others, today’s Black athletes re-engage with social issues and the meaning of American patriotism Named a best book of 2018 by Library Journal It used to be that politics and sports were as separate from one another as church and state. The ballfield was an escape from the world’s worst problems, top athletes were treated like heroes, and cheering for the home team was as easy and innocent as hot dogs and beer. “No news on the sports page” was a governing principle in newsrooms. That was then. Today, sports arenas have been transformed into staging grounds for American patriotism and the hero worship of law enforcement. Teams wear camouflage jerseys to honor those who serve; police officers throw out first pitches; soldiers surprise their families with homecomings at halftime. Sports and politics are decidedly entwined. But as journalist Howard Bryant reveals, this has always been more complicated for black athletes, who from the start, were committing a political act simply by being on the field. In fact, among all black employees in twentieth-century America, perhaps no other group had more outsized influence and power than ballplayers. The immense social responsibilities that came with the role is part of the black athletic heritage. It is a heritage built by the influence of the superstardom and radical politics of Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos through the 1960s; undermined by apolitical, corporate-friendly “transcenders of race,” O. J. Simpson, Michael Jordan, and Tiger Woods in the following decades; and reclaimed today by the likes of LeBron James, Colin Kaepernick, and Carmelo Anthony. The Heritage is the story of the rise, fall, and fervent return of the athlete-activist. Through deep research and interviews with some of sports’ best-known stars—including Kaepernick, David Ortiz, Charles Barkley, and Chris Webber—as well as members of law enforcement and the military, Bryant details the collision of post-9/11 sports in America and the politically engaged post-Ferguson black athlete.

Fight The Power: Rap, Race and Reality

Author : Chuck D,Yusuf Jah
Publisher : KingDoMedia
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Music
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Fight The Power: Rap, Race and Reality by Chuck D,Yusuf Jah Pdf

His lyrics are a lesson in history. His songs are a movement in groove theory. His book is a light out of the dark that will change the way you think about America and the world as a whole. From Rap to Hip-Hop, Gangsta to Trip-Hop, Chuck D, his Bomb Squad, and his monumental band, Public Enemy, have been a sonic, singular, and transcendental force in modern music. As a poet and philosopher, Chuck D has been the hard rhymer, rolling anthems off his tongue in an era of apathy, tapping into the youth culture of the world for more than a decade. Fight the Power, his first book, part memoir, part treatise, part State of the Union Address, is a testament to his nearly twenty years in the music business and his experiences around the world. Here is a history of one of the most important and controversial musical movements of our century, its impact on modern culture, and the heroes and victims it has created in its wake. Chuck D has never been just a rapper. He's an artist, a rock 'n' roll star who's shared the spotlight with everyone from U2 to Anthrax. He's fought to bridge the gap between musical genres and cultural differences. He is truly the voice of a generation. Startling, gripping, and uncompromising, Fight the Power is most of all the story of one man's struggle to bring about change in this difficult world at all costs. It is certain to take its place among the classics of African American experience.

This Game of Hip Hop Artist Management

Author : Walt F.J. Goodridge
Publisher : a company called W
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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This Game of Hip Hop Artist Management by Walt F.J. Goodridge Pdf

Managing Hip Hop artists is NOT the same as managing artists in any other genre. It's unique. There are cultural differences, industry differences and global differences you need to be aware of if you are to be successful. I know, because I've done it! Learn the business basics, as well as the unique success attitude and strategies you need in order to master the game! (220 pages; 8 x 10; ISBN: 978-0974531335) Read more at www.hiphopentrepreneur.com

Contemporary World Musicians

Author : Clifford Thompson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 3189 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135939618

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Contemporary World Musicians by Clifford Thompson Pdf

Music lovers, researchers, students, librarians, and teachers can trace the personal and artistic influences behind music makers from Elton John to Leontyne Price. Individual entries on over 400 of the world's most renowned and accomplished living performers, composers, conductors, and band leaders in musical genres from opera to hip-hop. Also includes an in-depth Index covering musicians of all eras, so that readers can learn which artists, alive or dead, influenced the work of today's most important figures in the music industry.

Hip Hop Matters

Author : Samuel Craig Watkins
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN : 0807009822

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Hip Hop Matters by Samuel Craig Watkins Pdf

Avoiding the easy definitions and caricatures that tend to celebrate or condemn the hip hop generation, Hip Hop Matters focuses on the fierce and far-reaching battles being waged in politics, pop culture, and academe to assert greater control over the movement. At stake, Watkins argues, is the impact hip hop will have in the lives of the young people who live and breathe the culture. The story unfolds through revealing profiles, looking at such players as Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, widely recognized as Americas first hip-hop mayor; Chuck D, the self-described -rebel without a pause- who championed the Internet as a way to keep socially relevant rap music alive; and young activists who represent hip hops insurgent voice. Watkins also presents incisive analysis of the corporate takeover of hip hop; the cultures march into Americas colleges and universities; and the rampant misogyny that undermines the movements progressive claims.Ultimately, we see how the struggle for hip hop reverberates with a larger world: global media consolidation and conglomeration; racial and demographic flux; generational cleavages; the reinvention of the pop music industry; and the ongoing struggle to enrich the lives of ordinary youth.