Icons of hip hop: an encyclopedia of the movement, music, and culture

Icons of hip hop: an encyclopedia of the movement, music, and culture
ISBN-10
0313339023
ISBN-13
9780313339028
Category
Hip-hop
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Author
Mickey Hess

Description

Profiles important hip hop artists, provides selected discographies, discusses their influence on the genre, and offers essays on related topics such as bling, censorship, music videos, and women in hip hop.

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