| Description |
298 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Luke Campbell : bass and booty -- Geto Boys : paranoia, insanity, and Rap-A-Lot Records -- Trae and DJ Screw : rap gets screwed -- UGK : from country to trill -- Eightball & MJG and Three 6 Mafia : Memphis goes Hollywood -- Outkast, Goodie Mob, and Organized Noize : the dirty South blooms -- Cash money, no limit, and juvenile : bling and murder in New Orleans -- Nelly : forty acres and a pool -- Timbaland and the Neptunes : architects of sound in Nowhere, Virginia -- Lil Jon : mosh pit hip-hop -- DJ Drama and T.I. : mixtapes and turf wars in Atlanta -- Paul Wall and the new H-Town movement : shining diamonds -- T-Pain and his Florida hitmakers : rap robots -- Soulja Boy and DJ Smurf : dance, dance revolution -- Lil Wayne : gangster weirdo -- Gucci Mane : true crime rap. |
| Subject |
Rap (Music) -- Southern States -- History and criticism.
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Rap musicians -- Southern States.
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| ISBN |
9781569766064 paperback $14.95 |
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1569766061 paperback |
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