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The rap year book : the most important rap song from every year since 1979, discussed, debated, and deconstructed, by Shea Serrano ; foreword by Ice-T ; illustrated by Arturo Torres

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  • This book "takes readers from 1979, widely regarded as the moment rap became recognized as part of the cultural and musical landscape, and comes right up to the present, with Shea Serrano ... discussing, debating, and deconstructing the most important rap song year by year. Serrano also examines the most important moments that surround the history and culture of rap music--from artists' backgrounds to issues of race, the rise of hip-hop, and the struggles among its major players--both personal and professional"--Amazon.com
  • "The Rap Year Book takes readers on a journey that begins in 1979, widely regarded as the moment rap became recognized as part of the cultural and musical landscape, and comes right up to the present. Shea Serrano deftly pays homage to the most important song of each year. Serrano also examines the most important moments that surround the history and culture of rap music--from artists' backgrounds to issues of race, the rise of hip-hop, and the struggles among its major players--both personal and professional. Covering East Coast and West Coast, famous rapper feuds, chart toppers, and show stoppers, The Rap Year Book is an in-depth look at the most influential genre of music to come out of the last generation. Complete with infographics, lyric maps, hilarious and informative footnotes, portraits of the artists, and short essays by other prominent music writers, The Rap Year Book is both a narrative and illustrated guide to the most iconic and influential rap songs ever created." -- Publisher's description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
239 pages
Contents
  • Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five
  • Jay Z and Kanye West
  • 2012 :
  • "Same love"
  • Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
  • 2013 :
  • "Control"
  • Big Sean, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica
  • 2014 :
  • "Lifestyle"
  • Rich Gang, featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan
  • 1982 :
  • "The message"
  • Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
  • 1983 :
  • "Sucker M.C.'s"
  • Run-DMC
  • 1984 :
  • "Friends"
  • Whodini
  • 1979 :
  • 1985 :
  • "La Di Da Di"
  • Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
  • 1986 :
  • "6 in the mornin'"
  • Ice-T
  • 1987 :
  • "Paid in full"
  • Eric B. and Rakim
  • 1988 :
  • "Rapper's delight"
  • "Straight outta Compton"
  • N.W.A
  • 1989 :
  • "Fight the power"
  • Public Enemy
  • 1990 :
  • "Bonita Applebum"
  • A Tribe Called Quest
  • 1991 :
  • "Mind playing tricks on me"
  • The Sugarhill Gang
  • Geto Boys
  • 1992 :
  • "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"
  • Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg
  • 1993 :
  • "C.R.E.A.M."
  • Wu-Tang Clan
  • 1994 :
  • "Juicy"
  • The Notorious B.I.G.
  • 1980 :
  • 1995 :
  • "Dear Mama"
  • Tupac
  • 1996 :
  • "California love"
  • Tupac, featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
  • 1997 :
  • "Can't nobody hold me down"
  • Puff Daddy, featuring Mase
  • 1998 :
  • "The breaks"
  • "Ruff Ryders' Anthem"
  • DMX
  • 1999 :
  • "My name is"
  • Eminem
  • 2000 :
  • "Big pimpin'"
  • Jay Z, featuring UGK
  • 2001 :
  • "Takeover" vs. "Ether"
  • Kurtis Blow
  • Jay Z vs. Nas
  • 2002 :
  • "Grindin'"
  • The Clipse
  • 2003 :
  • "In Da Club"
  • 50 Cent
  • 2004 :
  • "Still tippin'"
  • Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall
  • 1981 :
  • 2005 :
  • "Gold digger"
  • Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx
  • 2006 :
  • "Hustlin'"
  • Rick Ross
  • 2007 :
  • "International players anthem"
  • UGK, featuring Outkast
  • 2008 :
  • "Jazzy sensation"
  • "A Milli"
  • Lil Wayne
  • 2009 :
  • "Best I ever had"
  • Drake
  • 2010 :
  • "Monster"
  • Kanye West featuring Rick Ross, Jay Z, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj
  • 2011 :
  • "Niggas in Paris"
  • 1979 : "Rapper's delight" (The Sugarhill Gang) -- 1980 : "The breaks" (Kurtis Blow) -- 1981 : "Jazzy sensation" (Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five) -- 1982 : "The message" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) -- 1983 : "Sucker M.C.'s" (Run-DMC) -- 1984 : "Friends" (Whodini) -- 1985 : "La Di Da Di" (Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick) -- 1986 : "6 in the mornin'" (Ice-T) -- 1987 : "Paid in full" (Eric B. and Rakim) -- 1988 : "Straight outta Compton" (N.W.A) -- 1989 : "Fight the power" (Public Enemy) -- 1990 : "Bonita Applebum" (A Tribe Called Quest) -- 1991 : "Mind playing tricks on me" (Geto Boys) -- 1992 : "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" (Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg) -- 1993 : "C.R.E.A.M." (Wu-Tang Clan) -- 1994 : "Juicy" (The Notorious B.I.G.) -- 1995 : "Dear Mama" (Tupac) -- 1996 : "California love" (Tupac, featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) -- 1997 : "Can't nobody hold me down" (Puff Daddy, featuring Mase) -- 1998 : "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" (DMX) -- 1999 : "My name is" (Eminem) -- 2000 : "Big pimpin'" (Jay Z, featuring UGK) -- 2001 : "Takeover" vs. "Ether" (Jay Z vs. Nas) -- 2002 : "Grindin'" (The Clipse) -- 2003 : "In Da Club" (50 Cent) -- 2004 : "Still tippin'" (Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall) -- 2005 : "Gold digger" (Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx) -- 2006 : "Hustlin'" (Rick Ross) -- 2007 : "International players anthem" (UGK, featuring Outkast) -- 2008 : "A Milli" (Lil Wayne) -- 2009 : "Best I ever had" (Drake) -- 2010 : "Monster" (Kanye West, featuring Rick Ross, Jay Z, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj) -- 2011 : "Niggas in Paris" (Jay Z and Kanye West) -- 2012 : "Same love" (Macklemore and Ryan Lewis) -- 2013 : "Control" (Big Sean, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica) -- 2014 : "Lifestyle" (Rich Gang, featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan)
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The rap year book : the most important rap song from every year since 1979, discussed, debated, and deconstructed
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The rap year book
Title remainder
the most important rap song from every year since 1979, discussed, debated, and deconstructed
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by Shea Serrano ; foreword by Ice-T ; illustrated by Arturo Torres
Title variation
Rap yearbook
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Author
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Illustrator
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Language
eng
Summary
  • This book "takes readers from 1979, widely regarded as the moment rap became recognized as part of the cultural and musical landscape, and comes right up to the present, with Shea Serrano ... discussing, debating, and deconstructing the most important rap song year by year. Serrano also examines the most important moments that surround the history and culture of rap music--from artists' backgrounds to issues of race, the rise of hip-hop, and the struggles among its major players--both personal and professional"--Amazon.com
  • "The Rap Year Book takes readers on a journey that begins in 1979, widely regarded as the moment rap became recognized as part of the cultural and musical landscape, and comes right up to the present. Shea Serrano deftly pays homage to the most important song of each year. Serrano also examines the most important moments that surround the history and culture of rap music--from artists' backgrounds to issues of race, the rise of hip-hop, and the struggles among its major players--both personal and professional. Covering East Coast and West Coast, famous rapper feuds, chart toppers, and show stoppers, The Rap Year Book is an in-depth look at the most influential genre of music to come out of the last generation. Complete with infographics, lyric maps, hilarious and informative footnotes, portraits of the artists, and short essays by other prominent music writers, The Rap Year Book is both a narrative and illustrated guide to the most iconic and influential rap songs ever created." -- Publisher's description
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Serrano, Shea
Dewey number
782.421649
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
ML3531
LC item number
.S45 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Torres, Arturo
  • Ice-T
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  • Rap (Music)
  • Rap musicians
  • Rap musicians
  • Popular music
  • African Americans
Label
The rap year book : the most important rap song from every year since 1979, discussed, debated, and deconstructed, by Shea Serrano ; foreword by Ice-T ; illustrated by Arturo Torres
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five
  • Jay Z and Kanye West
  • 2012 :
  • "Same love"
  • Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
  • 2013 :
  • "Control"
  • Big Sean, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica
  • 2014 :
  • "Lifestyle"
  • Rich Gang, featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan
  • 1982 :
  • "The message"
  • Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
  • 1983 :
  • "Sucker M.C.'s"
  • Run-DMC
  • 1984 :
  • "Friends"
  • Whodini
  • 1979 :
  • 1985 :
  • "La Di Da Di"
  • Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
  • 1986 :
  • "6 in the mornin'"
  • Ice-T
  • 1987 :
  • "Paid in full"
  • Eric B. and Rakim
  • 1988 :
  • "Rapper's delight"
  • "Straight outta Compton"
  • N.W.A
  • 1989 :
  • "Fight the power"
  • Public Enemy
  • 1990 :
  • "Bonita Applebum"
  • A Tribe Called Quest
  • 1991 :
  • "Mind playing tricks on me"
  • The Sugarhill Gang
  • Geto Boys
  • 1992 :
  • "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"
  • Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg
  • 1993 :
  • "C.R.E.A.M."
  • Wu-Tang Clan
  • 1994 :
  • "Juicy"
  • The Notorious B.I.G.
  • 1980 :
  • 1995 :
  • "Dear Mama"
  • Tupac
  • 1996 :
  • "California love"
  • Tupac, featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
  • 1997 :
  • "Can't nobody hold me down"
  • Puff Daddy, featuring Mase
  • 1998 :
  • "The breaks"
  • "Ruff Ryders' Anthem"
  • DMX
  • 1999 :
  • "My name is"
  • Eminem
  • 2000 :
  • "Big pimpin'"
  • Jay Z, featuring UGK
  • 2001 :
  • "Takeover" vs. "Ether"
  • Kurtis Blow
  • Jay Z vs. Nas
  • 2002 :
  • "Grindin'"
  • The Clipse
  • 2003 :
  • "In Da Club"
  • 50 Cent
  • 2004 :
  • "Still tippin'"
  • Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall
  • 1981 :
  • 2005 :
  • "Gold digger"
  • Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx
  • 2006 :
  • "Hustlin'"
  • Rick Ross
  • 2007 :
  • "International players anthem"
  • UGK, featuring Outkast
  • 2008 :
  • "Jazzy sensation"
  • "A Milli"
  • Lil Wayne
  • 2009 :
  • "Best I ever had"
  • Drake
  • 2010 :
  • "Monster"
  • Kanye West featuring Rick Ross, Jay Z, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj
  • 2011 :
  • "Niggas in Paris"
  • 1979 : "Rapper's delight" (The Sugarhill Gang) -- 1980 : "The breaks" (Kurtis Blow) -- 1981 : "Jazzy sensation" (Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five) -- 1982 : "The message" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) -- 1983 : "Sucker M.C.'s" (Run-DMC) -- 1984 : "Friends" (Whodini) -- 1985 : "La Di Da Di" (Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick) -- 1986 : "6 in the mornin'" (Ice-T) -- 1987 : "Paid in full" (Eric B. and Rakim) -- 1988 : "Straight outta Compton" (N.W.A) -- 1989 : "Fight the power" (Public Enemy) -- 1990 : "Bonita Applebum" (A Tribe Called Quest) -- 1991 : "Mind playing tricks on me" (Geto Boys) -- 1992 : "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" (Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg) -- 1993 : "C.R.E.A.M." (Wu-Tang Clan) -- 1994 : "Juicy" (The Notorious B.I.G.) -- 1995 : "Dear Mama" (Tupac) -- 1996 : "California love" (Tupac, featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) -- 1997 : "Can't nobody hold me down" (Puff Daddy, featuring Mase) -- 1998 : "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" (DMX) -- 1999 : "My name is" (Eminem) -- 2000 : "Big pimpin'" (Jay Z, featuring UGK) -- 2001 : "Takeover" vs. "Ether" (Jay Z vs. Nas) -- 2002 : "Grindin'" (The Clipse) -- 2003 : "In Da Club" (50 Cent) -- 2004 : "Still tippin'" (Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall) -- 2005 : "Gold digger" (Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx) -- 2006 : "Hustlin'" (Rick Ross) -- 2007 : "International players anthem" (UGK, featuring Outkast) -- 2008 : "A Milli" (Lil Wayne) -- 2009 : "Best I ever had" (Drake) -- 2010 : "Monster" (Kanye West, featuring Rick Ross, Jay Z, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj) -- 2011 : "Niggas in Paris" (Jay Z and Kanye West) -- 2012 : "Same love" (Macklemore and Ryan Lewis) -- 2013 : "Control" (Big Sean, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica) -- 2014 : "Lifestyle" (Rich Gang, featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan)
Control code
1720472
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
239 pages
Isbn
9781419718182
Lccn
2014959337
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1720472
  • (OCoLC)903284864
Label
The rap year book : the most important rap song from every year since 1979, discussed, debated, and deconstructed, by Shea Serrano ; foreword by Ice-T ; illustrated by Arturo Torres
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five
  • Jay Z and Kanye West
  • 2012 :
  • "Same love"
  • Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
  • 2013 :
  • "Control"
  • Big Sean, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica
  • 2014 :
  • "Lifestyle"
  • Rich Gang, featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan
  • 1982 :
  • "The message"
  • Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
  • 1983 :
  • "Sucker M.C.'s"
  • Run-DMC
  • 1984 :
  • "Friends"
  • Whodini
  • 1979 :
  • 1985 :
  • "La Di Da Di"
  • Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
  • 1986 :
  • "6 in the mornin'"
  • Ice-T
  • 1987 :
  • "Paid in full"
  • Eric B. and Rakim
  • 1988 :
  • "Rapper's delight"
  • "Straight outta Compton"
  • N.W.A
  • 1989 :
  • "Fight the power"
  • Public Enemy
  • 1990 :
  • "Bonita Applebum"
  • A Tribe Called Quest
  • 1991 :
  • "Mind playing tricks on me"
  • The Sugarhill Gang
  • Geto Boys
  • 1992 :
  • "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"
  • Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg
  • 1993 :
  • "C.R.E.A.M."
  • Wu-Tang Clan
  • 1994 :
  • "Juicy"
  • The Notorious B.I.G.
  • 1980 :
  • 1995 :
  • "Dear Mama"
  • Tupac
  • 1996 :
  • "California love"
  • Tupac, featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
  • 1997 :
  • "Can't nobody hold me down"
  • Puff Daddy, featuring Mase
  • 1998 :
  • "The breaks"
  • "Ruff Ryders' Anthem"
  • DMX
  • 1999 :
  • "My name is"
  • Eminem
  • 2000 :
  • "Big pimpin'"
  • Jay Z, featuring UGK
  • 2001 :
  • "Takeover" vs. "Ether"
  • Kurtis Blow
  • Jay Z vs. Nas
  • 2002 :
  • "Grindin'"
  • The Clipse
  • 2003 :
  • "In Da Club"
  • 50 Cent
  • 2004 :
  • "Still tippin'"
  • Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall
  • 1981 :
  • 2005 :
  • "Gold digger"
  • Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx
  • 2006 :
  • "Hustlin'"
  • Rick Ross
  • 2007 :
  • "International players anthem"
  • UGK, featuring Outkast
  • 2008 :
  • "Jazzy sensation"
  • "A Milli"
  • Lil Wayne
  • 2009 :
  • "Best I ever had"
  • Drake
  • 2010 :
  • "Monster"
  • Kanye West featuring Rick Ross, Jay Z, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj
  • 2011 :
  • "Niggas in Paris"
  • 1979 : "Rapper's delight" (The Sugarhill Gang) -- 1980 : "The breaks" (Kurtis Blow) -- 1981 : "Jazzy sensation" (Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five) -- 1982 : "The message" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) -- 1983 : "Sucker M.C.'s" (Run-DMC) -- 1984 : "Friends" (Whodini) -- 1985 : "La Di Da Di" (Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick) -- 1986 : "6 in the mornin'" (Ice-T) -- 1987 : "Paid in full" (Eric B. and Rakim) -- 1988 : "Straight outta Compton" (N.W.A) -- 1989 : "Fight the power" (Public Enemy) -- 1990 : "Bonita Applebum" (A Tribe Called Quest) -- 1991 : "Mind playing tricks on me" (Geto Boys) -- 1992 : "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" (Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg) -- 1993 : "C.R.E.A.M." (Wu-Tang Clan) -- 1994 : "Juicy" (The Notorious B.I.G.) -- 1995 : "Dear Mama" (Tupac) -- 1996 : "California love" (Tupac, featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) -- 1997 : "Can't nobody hold me down" (Puff Daddy, featuring Mase) -- 1998 : "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" (DMX) -- 1999 : "My name is" (Eminem) -- 2000 : "Big pimpin'" (Jay Z, featuring UGK) -- 2001 : "Takeover" vs. "Ether" (Jay Z vs. Nas) -- 2002 : "Grindin'" (The Clipse) -- 2003 : "In Da Club" (50 Cent) -- 2004 : "Still tippin'" (Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall) -- 2005 : "Gold digger" (Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx) -- 2006 : "Hustlin'" (Rick Ross) -- 2007 : "International players anthem" (UGK, featuring Outkast) -- 2008 : "A Milli" (Lil Wayne) -- 2009 : "Best I ever had" (Drake) -- 2010 : "Monster" (Kanye West, featuring Rick Ross, Jay Z, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj) -- 2011 : "Niggas in Paris" (Jay Z and Kanye West) -- 2012 : "Same love" (Macklemore and Ryan Lewis) -- 2013 : "Control" (Big Sean, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica) -- 2014 : "Lifestyle" (Rich Gang, featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan)
Control code
1720472
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
239 pages
Isbn
9781419718182
Lccn
2014959337
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1720472
  • (OCoLC)903284864

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