| Description |
xxv, 239 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"An Anchor Books original, November 2005." -- T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-238). |
| Contents |
The crews coalesce -- The cops move in -- The game changes -- Downfall -- The rap game -- Straight outta Hollis -- The rise of Murder Inc. -- 50's insurgency -- Hard times -- Takedown -- The new insurgency. |
| Summary |
For years, rappers have hero-worshipped the legendary drug dealers who dominated Queens in the 1980s with their violent crimes and flashy lifestyles. Now, for the first time ever, this gripping narrative digs beneath the hip-hop fables to re-create the rise and fall of hustlers. Spanning twenty-five years, from the violence of the crack era to Run DMC to the infamous murder of NYPD rookie Edward Byrne to Tupac Shakur to 50 Cent's battles against Ja Rule and Murder, Inc., to the killing of Jam Master Jay, Queens Reigns Supreme is the first inside look at the infamous southeast Queens crews and their connections to gangster culture in hip-hop today. |
| Subject |
Organized crime -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Drug dealers -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Drug traffic -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Gangs -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Hip-hop -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Rap (Music) -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Sound recording industry -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Fat Cat.
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50 Cent (Musician)
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| ISBN |
1400095239 |
| Standard No. |
9781400095230 |
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