Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture
- ISBN-10
- 031333904X
- ISBN-13
- 9780313339042
- Category
- Hip-hop
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Greenwood
- Author
- Mickey Hess
Description
From Run DMC to Eminem, this encyclopedia uncoves the histories of important artists both inside and outside the hip-hop mainstream, all while examining the varied and ever-changing forms of the music.
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