The author examines how contemporary African American writers, artists, and musicians have developed an artistic form that Schur terms "hip-hop aesthetics." This book offers an in-depth examination of a wide range of contemporary African American painters and writers, including …
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Hip hop—rapping, beat-making, b-boying, deejaying, graffiti—captured the imagination of the teenage Sujatha Fernandes in the 1980s, inspiring her and politicizing her along the way. Years later, armed with mc-ing skills and an urge to immerse herself in global hip hop, she embar…
An oral history of hip-hop music offers contributions by the artists who offer an anecdotal account of the creation of some of the genre's most important albums, as well as the people, events, and environment that inspired them.
An oral history of hip-hop music offers contributions by the artists who offer an anecdotal account of the creation of some of the genre's most important albums, as well as the people, events, and environment that inspired them.
State of the hip-hop union -- The meaning of hip-hop -- From a cool complex to complex cool -- Thug life and social death -- The bridge : summary of chapters two and three -- Hip-hop authenticity in black and white -- Parental advisory : explicit lyrics -- The last verse -- Obam…
Making beats: the art of sample-based hip-hop
by Chang, Jeff, Schloss, Joseph Glenn
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"Based on ten years of research among hip-hop producers, this book is the first work of scholarship to explore the goals, methods and values of this surprisingly insular community. Focusing on a variety of subjects - from hip-hop artists' pedagogical methods to the Afro-diaspori…
Making beats: the art of sample-based hip-hop
by Chang, Jeff, Schloss, Joseph Glenn
fromMusic/culture
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Type: Book
Based on ten years of research among hip-hop producers, Making Beats was the first work of scholarship to explore the goals, methods, and values of a surprisingly insular community. Focusing on a variety of subjects - from hip-hop artistsʹ pedagogical methods to the Afrodiaspori…
Making beats: the art of sample-based hip-hop
by Chang, Jeff, Schloss, Joseph Glenn
fromMusic/culture
0
Type: Book
Based on ten years of research among hip-hop producers, Making Beats was the first work of scholarship to explore the goals, methods, and values of a surprisingly insular community. Focusing on a variety of subjects - from hip-hop artistsʹ pedagogical methods to the Afrodiaspori…
Based on ten years of research among hip-hop producers, this is a scholarly exploration of the goals, methods and values of a surprisingly insular artistic community.
Making beats: the art of sample-based hip-hop
by Chang, Jeff, Schloss, Joseph Glenn
fromMusic/culture
0
Type: Book
Based on ten years of research among hip-hop producers, Making Beats was the first work of scholarship to explore the goals, methods, and values of a surprisingly insular community. Focusing on a variety of subjects - from hip-hop artistsʹ pedagogical methods to the Afrodiaspori…
First book on hip-hop sampling as a musical process.
Introduction - 'It's about playing records': history - 'It just doesn't sound authentic': live instrumentation versus hip-hop purism - Materials and inspiration: digging in the crates - Sampling ethics - Elements of style: aesthetics of hip-hop composition - The outer circle: fr…
