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2) Rubble kings
Publisher
SABOTEUR MEDIA
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
From 1968 to 1975, gangs ruled New York City. An unrealistic rage lay beyond the idealistic hopes of the civil rights movement. Neither law enforcement nor social agency could end the escalating bloodshed. Peace came only through the birth of hip-hop culture, the most unlikely and courageous of events that would change the world for generations to come. RUBBLE KINGS, the most comprehensive documentation to date of life during this era of gang rule,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Hip-Hop was created by urban youth of color more than 30 years ago amid racial oppression and economic marginalization. It has moved beyond that specific community and embraced by young people worldwide, elevating it to a global youth culture. The ambitious and hard-hitting documentary Blacking Up: Hip-Hops Remix of Race and Identity looks at the popularity of hip-hop among Americas white youth. It asks whether white identification is rooted in admiration...
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The American Book Award winner, now completely adapted for a young adult audience! From award-winning author Jeff Chang, Can't Stop Won't Stop is the story of hip-hop, a generation-defining movement and the music that transformed American politics and culture forever. Hip hop is one of the most dominant and influential cultures in America, giving new voice to the younger generation. It defines a generation's worldview. Exploring hip hop's beginnings...
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Language
English
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Leaving L.A.'s Parker Center, Shane Scully and his wife, Alexa, agree to meet at home in one hour. Shane gets there; Alexa doesn't. Things quickly turn deadly when, in the middle of the night, he's called to a crime scene on Mulholland Drive, where the victim, who appears to be a gang member, has been handcuffed and executed gangland-style. What's worse is that the victim's body is in Alexa's car. Her service revolver, which Shane discovers nearby,...
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Language
English
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Revolution brings to life the written and performed works of more than 40 of the most influential slam, hip hop, performance art and contemporary poets in the world today. This defining collection of spoken word poetry captures today's electrifying words and voices, in text and immediately live on one audio CD.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A riveting examination of masculinity, sexism, and homophobia in hop-hop culture. Delivering a self-described "loving critique" of rap music, director Byron Hurt - a former star college quarterback, longtime hip-hop fan, and now gender violence prevention educator - pays tribute to the power and creativity of hip-hop while challenging the rap industry to take responsibility for glamorizing destructive, deeply conservative sterotypes of manhood. ...
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