{"product_id":"i-am-hip-hop-conversations-on-the-music-and-culture-hardcover","title":"I Am Hip-Hop: Conversations on the Music and Culture - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew J. Rausch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is Hip-Hop?\" In order to answer this question, author Andrew J. Rausch interviewed 24 individuals whose creative expressions are intimately associated with the world of hip-hop music and culture. Those interviewed include emcees, DJs, producers, graffiti artists, poets, and journalists. Topics of these conversations cover the careers of each of these people and their contributions\/affiliations with hip-hop, as well as their views on different trends within the music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntended as a celebration of hip-hop music and culture, this collection of interviews ranges from the up-and-coming (Akrobatik, Rob Kelly) to the legendary (Chuck D, Big Daddy Kane). Also interviewed are Eric B., Black Sheep Dres, Chip Fu, Michael Cirelli, Daddy-O, DJ JS-1, dream hampton, Kokane, Kool Keith, Kool Rock Ski, Keith Murray, 9th Wonder, Paradime, R.A. the Rugged Man, Sadat X, Shock G, Special Ed, Spinderella, Sticky Fingaz, and Young MC. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause many of these artists worked and performed in the so-called \"golden age\" of hip-hop, they offer insights on the merits and problems of what hip-hop has grown into today. From their candid observations, the reader will understand how each of these men and women have contributed to the culture and how each, in his or her own way, can rightly answer \"I \u003ci\u003eAM\u003c\/i\u003e hip-hop.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew J. Rausch\u003c\/b\u003e is the author or coauthor of several books on popular culture, including \u003ci\u003eTurning Points in Film History\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eMaking Movies with Orson Welles\u003c\/i\u003e (Scarecrow, 2008), \u003ci\u003eReflections on Blaxploitation\u003c\/i\u003e (Scarecrow, 2009), and \u003ci\u003eThe Films of Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro\u003c\/i\u003e (Scarecrow, 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53053300572384,"sku":"9780810877917","price":120.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/x7kLt8JGvn9780810877917.webp?v=1781280947","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/i-am-hip-hop-conversations-on-the-music-and-culture-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}