The rap year book : the most important rap song from every year since 1979, discussed, debated, and deconstructed /
Rap yearbook.
by Shea Serrano ; foreword by Ice-T ; illustrated by Arturo Torres.
- 239 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index.
"Rapper's Delight" / "The Breaks" / "Jazzy Sensation" / "The Message" / "Sucker M.C.'s" / "Friends" / "La Di Da Di" / "6 in the Mornin'" / "Paid In Full" / "Straight Outta Compton" / "Fight the Power" / "Bonita Applebum" / "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" / "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" / "C.R.E.A.M." / "Juicy" / "Dear Mama" / "California Love" / "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" / "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" / "My Name Is" / "Big Pimpin'" / "Takeover" vs. "Ether" / "Grindin'" / "In Da Club" / "Still Tippin'" / "Gold Digger" / "Hustlin'" / "International Players Anthem" / "A Milli" / "Best I Ever Had" / "Monster" / "Niggas in Paris" / "Same Love" / "Control" / "Lifestyle" / The Sugarhill Gang -- Kurtis Blow -- Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five -- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five -- Run-DMC -- Whodini -- Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick -- Ice-T -- Eric B. and Rakim -- N.W.A -- Public Enemy -- A Tribe Called Quest -- Geto Boys -- Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg -- Wu-Tang Clan -- The Notorious B.I.G. -- Tupac -- Tupac, featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman -- Puff Daddy, featuring Mase -- DMX -- Eminem -- Jay Z, featuring UGK -- Jay Z vs. Nas -- The Clipse -- 50 Cent -- Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall -- Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx -- Rick Ross -- UGK, featuring Outkast -- Lil Wayne -- Drake -- Kanye West featuring Rick Ross, Jay Z, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj -- Jay Z and Kanye West -- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis -- Big Sean, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica -- Rich Gang, featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan. 1979 : 1980 : 1981 : 1982 : 1983 : 1984 : 1985 : 1986 : 1987 : 1988 : 1989 : 1990 : 1991 : 1992 : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 :
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.
9781419718182
2014959337
Rap (Music)--History and criticism. Rap musicians--United States.