Classic material : the hip-hop album guide / edited by Oliver Wang ; foreword by Dante Ross.
| Other author | Wang, Oliver, 1972- editor. |
| Other author | Ross, Dante, writer of foreword. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Toronto : ECW Press, ©2003. |
| Description | 175 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Hip-hop album guide |
| Contents | Foreword / Dante Ross -- Introduction / Oliver Wang -- Afrika Bambaataa: Looking for the Perfect Beat 1980-1985 / David Toop -- Beastie Boys: Licensed to Ill, Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head / Joe Schloss -- Beatnuts: S/T ; Diamond: Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop ; Main Source: Breaking Atoms ; Pete Rock & CL Smooth: Mecca and the Soul Brother / Oliver Wang -- Big Daddy Kane: Long Live the Kane, It's a Big Daddy Thing ; Biz Markie: Goin' Off / Kris Ex -- Boogie Down Productions: Criminal Minded, By All Means Necessary / Jeff Chang -- Brand Nubian: One for All / Serena Kim -- Common Sense: Resurrection / Lefty Banks -- Company Flow: Funcrusher Plus ; Cannibal Ox: The Cold Vein / Peter Shapiro -- The Coup: Genocide and Juice / Melissa Maerz -- Cypress Hill: S/T / Jeff Chang -- Del: I Wish My Brother George Was Here ; Souls of Mischief: '93 'til Infinity ; Casual: Fear Itself (Jive, 1994) / Lefty Banks -- Dr. Dre: The Chronic ; Snoop Doggy Dogg: Doggystyle / Oliver Wang -- Eminem: The Slim Shady LP / Elizabeth Mendez Berry -- V/A: Enjoy Records (The Best of) / Jeff Chang -- EPMD: Strictly Business, Unfinished Business / Dave Tompkins -- Eric B & Rakim: Paid in Full / Reginald Dennis -- Freestyle Fellowship: To Whom It May Concern / Oliver Wang -- Fugees: The Score ; Wyclef Jean: The Carnival ; Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill / Ernest Hardy -- Gang Starr: Step in the Arena, Daily Operation / Chairman Jefferson Mao -- Geto Boys: We Can't Be Stopped ; Scarface: Mr. Scarface Is Back / Jon Caramanica -- Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five: Adventures on the Wheels of Steel / Jeff Chang -- Ice Cube: Death Certificate / Allen Gordon -- Ice-T: Rhyme Pays, The Iceberg: Freedom of Speech, Just Watch What You Say / Todd Inoue -- Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt, Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter, The Blueprint / Elizabeth Mendez Berry -- Jungle Brothers: Straight Out the Jungle, Done by the Forces of Nature ; De La Soul: 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul Is Dead, Buhloone Mindstate ; A Tribe Called Quest: People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, The Low End Theory, Midnight Marauders / Joseph Patel -- Juvenile: 400 Degreez ; B.G.: Chopper City in the Ghetto / Tony Green -- LL Cool J: Radio, Mama Said Knock You Out / Lefty Banks -- MC Lyte: Lyte as a Rock ; Queen Latifah: All Hail the Queen / Zenobia Simmons -- Mobb Deep: The Infamous / Serena Kim -- Mos Def & Talib Kweli: Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star ; Nas: Illmatic / Hua Hsu -- Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to Die, Life After Death / Jon Caramanica -- N.W.A.: Straight Outta Compton / Allen Gordon -- Organized Konfusion: S/T, Stress: The Extinction Agenda / Joseph Patel -- OutKast: Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, ATLiens, Aquemini, Stankonia / Tony Green -- Pharcyde: Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde / Ernest Hardy -- Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Fear of a Black Planet / Peter Shapiro -- V/A: Return of the DJ / Lefty Banks -- The Roots: Things Fall Apart / Chris Ryan -- Run-D.M.C.: S/T, King of Rock, Raising Hell / David Toop -- Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick / Todd Inoue -- V/A: Solesides' Greatest Bumps ; DJ Shadow: Endtroducing / Mosi Reeves -- Too $hort: Born to Mack / Billy Jam -- 2 Live Crew: As Nasty As They Wanna Be / Brett Johnson -- 2Pac: Me Against the World, All Eyez on Me ; Makaveli: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory / Kris Ex -- Ultramagnetic MCs: Critical Beatdown / Peter Shapiro -- V/A: Wildstyle Original Soundtrack / Jeff Chang -- Wu-Tang Clan: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) ; Raekwon: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx ; Ghostface Killah: Ironman / Jon Caramanica. |
| Abstract | This rich, diverse, and intelligent collection of hip-hop and rap album reviews includes pieces from some of the country's most talented critics on hip-hop music, drawing on a range of expertise from writers at such magazines as Spin, Rolling Stone, The Source, and Vibe. With over 40 entries covering more than 60 classic albums, it disproves the idea that there is a dearth of intelligent commentary and criticism on rap music. Essays and reviews include observations on the music and meaning of the Beastie Boys, Cypress Hill, Eminem, Ice-T, Public Enemy, and Run DMC. Tupac's legacy, Jay-Z's pop allure, and Pharcyde's black masculinity issues are also explored. |
| ISBN | 1550225618 |
| ISBN | 9781550225617 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML156.4.R27 C55 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |