Author: Justice Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1462824838 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 160
Book Description
When tears, bodies, and dreams are falling all around the city streets, a group of young Blackmen rise up and take a stand in the midst of chaos and ignorance. SouthSide Sunz: Book One is the first in a series of thirteen books that follows the journey of ten men in their quest to do what their fathers failed or refused to do. The first book introduces the ten strong characters along with the various relationships & situations that exist in the city and beyond. And when one friendship comes to an end due to lust and greed, another takes an even stronger form to build, and from that starts the course of battles, challenges, obstacles, achievements, and tough choices in order for the Family to be. A story that reveals another side to the cold streets and the harsh demands that come with it.
Author: Christopher M. Driscoll Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351010832 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 373
Book Description
Kendrick Lamar has established himself at the forefront of contemporary hip-hop culture. Artistically adventurous and socially conscious, he has been unapologetic in using his art form, rap music, to address issues affecting black lives while also exploring subjects fundamental to the human experience, such as religious belief. This book is the first to provide an interdisciplinary academic analysis of the impact of Lamar’s corpus. In doing so, it highlights how Lamar’s music reflects current tensions that are keenly felt when dealing with the subjects of race, religion and politics. Starting with Section 80 and ending with DAMN., this book deals with each of Lamar’s four major projects in turn. A panel of academics, journalists and hip-hop practitioners show how religion, in particular black spiritualties, take a front-and-center role in his work. They also observe that his astute and biting thoughts on race and culture may come from an African American perspective, but many find something familiar in Lamar’s lyrical testimony across great chasms of social and geographical difference. This sophisticated exploration of one of popular culture’s emerging icons reveals a complex and multi faceted engagement with religion, faith, race, art and culture. As such, it will be vital reading for anyone working in religious, African American and hip-hop studies, as well as scholars of music, media and popular culture.
Author: Mickey Hess Publisher: Greenwood ISBN: 9780313343230 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This book looks at the rise of American hip hop as a series of distinct regional events, with essays covering the growth of hip hop culture in specific cities across the nation. In the three decades since its beginnings on the streets of the Bronx, hip hop has become a signature genre of American music, a genuine cultural phenomenon. Although hip hop was once defined by its legendary East Coast/West Coast rivalries, New York and LA are not the whole story. Around the nation, places as unlikely as Honolulu and Louisville have put their own distinctive spin on the music. In tune with the culture, this work profiles two dozen specific hip hop scenes across the United States, showing how each place shaped a singular identity. Through its geographic perspective, it captures the astonishing diversity of a genre that has captivated the nation and the world. In two volumes organized by broad regions (East Coast, West Coast and Midwest and the Dirty South), it spans the complete history of rap from its 1970s origins to the rap battles between Queens and the Bronx in the 1980s, from the well-publicized East Coast v. West Coast conflicts in the 1990s, to the rise of the Midwest and South over the past ten years. Each essay showcases the history of the local scene, including the MCs, DJs, b-boys and b-girls, label owners, hip hop clubs, and radio shows that have created distinct styles of hip hop culture.
Author: Bernd Becher Publisher: Mit Press ISBN: 9780262024990 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 350
Book Description
A photographic collection, falling somewhere between topographical documentation and conceptual art, catalogs a village of houses built between 1870 and 1914 in the Siegen region of Germany, one of the oldest iron-producing areas of Europe.
Author: Chuck Shepherd Publisher: Plume Books ISBN: 9780452263116 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 180
Book Description
For news junkies and fans of the bizarre-but-true, here is an outrageous collection of all-real, all-weird news stories culled from the nation's mainstream newspapers. Line art throughout.
Author: Matt Ralphs Publisher: Games Workshop(uk) ISBN: 9781844164158 Category : Warhammer (Game) Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Empire at War is a lavish book detailing famous battles in Warhammer. Each battle is examined, discussed and dissected: it's historical context, the main players, opposing tactics with illustrative maps, armies and equipment, important events and how the battles panned out. The writer concludes with lessons to be learned, digresses the aftermath of the battle and pontificates on what may have happened had the battle gone the other way. Accompanying the words is loads of fabulous art and battle maps.
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