Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop (Schloss Joseph G.)(Paperback)

Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop (Schloss Joseph G.)(Paperback)

First book on hip-hop sampling as a musical process, now with a new foreword and afterword Based on ten years of research among hip-hop producers, Making Beats was the first work of scholarship to explore the goals, methods, and values of a surprisingly insular community. Focusing on a variety of

Rapper's Delight: The Hip Hop Cookbook (Inniss Joseph)(Paperback)

Rapper's Delight: The Hip Hop Cookbook features thirty recipes inspired by your favourite Hip Hop artists of today and yesteryear. Split into three categories of Starters, Mains and Desserts, the book includes a wide range of delights such as Wu-Tang Clam Chowder, Public Enemiso Soup, Run DM Sea

Bedroom Beats & B-Sides: Instrumental Hip-Hop & Electronic Music at the Turn of the Century (Fintoni Laurent)(Paperback)

The first decades of the 21st century saw dramatic changes in the music industry as technology transformed creation, communication, and consumption. Amid this turmoil one change occurred relatively quietly, almost naturally: so-called bedroom producers, music makers raised on hip-hop and electronic

Tanning Chemistry: The Science of Leather (Covington Anthony D.)(Paperback)

This book offers an up to date view of the state of the art of leather making, based on the scientific principles underpinning the technology aimed at all those involved in the supply chain, from farm, through students, chemical suppliers and tanners, to leather goods

Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture (Bynoe Knowles Yvonne)(Paperback)

Hip Hop music is comprised of several art forms: 1) MC-ing or rapping 2)B-boying or breakdancing 3)Deejaying (music) and 4) Graffiti art (visual art). This encyclopedia examines all four elements of Hip Hop Culture, providing students, scholars, and music fans with a complete history of the

Hip Hop Family Tree Book 1: 1975-1981 (Piskor Ed)(Paperback)

The lore of the early days of hip hop has become the stuff of myth, so what better way to document this fascinating, epic true story than in another great American mythological medium -- the comic book? From exciting young talent and self-proclaimed hip hop nerd Ed Piskor, acclaimed for his hacker

The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop (Charnas Dan)(Paperback)

'There has never been a better book about hip-hop...a record-biz portrait that jumps off the page.'--A.V. Club The perfect read for music lovers and business aficionados alike, The Big Payback reveals the secret histories of the early long-shot successes of Sugar Hill Records and Grandmaster Flash,

Dead Precedents: How Hip-Hop Defines the Future (Christopher Roy)(Paperback)

This book is about is the many ways that the foundations of hip-hop appropriation--allusions and creative language use, as well as technology and self-reference--inform the new millennium. Dead Precedents: The Hacking and Haunting of Hip-Hop uses the means and methods of cyberpunk and hauntology to

The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk about When We Talk about Hip Hop--And Why It Matters (Rose Tricia)(Paperback)

How hip hop shapes our conversations about race--and how race influences our consideration of hip hop Hip hop is a distinctive form of black art in America-from Tupac to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Kendrick Lamar, hip hop has long given voice to the African American experience. As scholar and

The Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-Making (Masco Joseph)(Paperback)

In The Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-Making Joseph Masco examines the strange American intimacy with and commitment to existential danger. Tracking the simultaneous production of nuclear emergency and climate disruption since 1945, he focuses on the psychosocial

Yo! The early days of Hip Hop 1982-84. Photography by Sophie Bramly - Sophie Bramly

Over 250 rarely seen stunning images documenting the rise of hip-hop in the early 1980s. This book features many stunning and intimate images of a star-studded roll call of legendary hip-hop figures, many of whom were just relatively known at the time, and while all in their ascendency - including

Hip Hop Family Tree Book 2: 1981-1983 (Piskor Ed)(Paperback)

Covering the early years of 1981-1983, Hip Hop has made a big transition from the parks and rec rooms to downtown clubs and vinyl records. The performers make moves to separate themselves from the paying customers by dressing more and more flamboyant until a young group called RUN-DMC comes on the

You Can do Anything (Hip and Hop) (Akala)(Paperback / softback)

Hip raps inspirational rhymes that help his friend Hop to achieve his dream of taking part in the Blueberry Hill bike race. The story teaches that you can achieve anything if you put your mind to it. Focus on your dreams and

Making Silver Jewellery (Muttitt Louise Mary)(Paperback)

Nothing beats the satisfaction of creating and making your own designs, and this book can show any silversmith howSilver is an exciting and versatile material for jewelry makers, both beginners and the more advanced. Full of inspiring ideas and finished pieces, this book explains more than 40

Graffiti Grrlz: Performing Feminism in the Hip Hop Diaspora (Pabn-Coln Jessica Nydia)(Paperback)

An inside look at women graffiti artists around the worldSince the dawn of Hip Hop graffiti writing on the streets of Philadelphia and New York City in the late 1960s, writers have anonymously inscribed their tag names on trains, buildings, and bridges. Passersby are left to imagine who the author

Kate: The Making of a Princess (Joseph Claudia)(Paperback)

Kate by Claudia Joseph, is a true-life fairy tale: the biography of Kate Middleton, Princess-in-Waiting, who is quite possibly poised to be the next Queen of England. The extraordinary Cinderella story of the beautiful, charming, sophisticated young woman who has snagged Britain's most eligible

The Art and Science of Making Up Your Mind (Brown Rex V.)(Paperback)

The Art and Science of Making Up Your Mind presents basic decision-making principles and tools to help the reader respond efficiently and wisely to everyday dilemmas. Although most decisions are made informally (whether intuitively without deliberate thought, or based on careful reflection), over

Making the Mummies Dance: Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Hoving Thomas)(Paperback)

From Simon & Schuster, Making the Mummies Dance: Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a unforgettable autobiography for any arts and culture fans. A former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art reveals his bold and brash life at its pinnacle: the clandestine deals which secured blockbuster

Spook's Stories: Witches (Delaney Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

This is a fabulous collection of stories based on many of the witches from Joseph Delaney's Spooks books. Ever wondered why the Spook doesn't trust girls who wear pointy shoes? You don't have to know the Spook's books to enjoy the stories. A perfect introduction to the world of The Spook's

Young, Black, Rich, and Famous: The Rise of the NBA, the Hip Hop Invasion, and the Transformation of American Culture (Boyd Todd)(Paperback)

In Young, Black, Rich, and Famous, Todd Boyd chronicles how basketball and hip hop have gone from being reviled by the American mainstream in the 1970s to being embraced and imitated globally today. For young black men, he argues, they represent a new version of the American dream, one embodying

Representing Islam: Hip-Hop of the September 11 Generation (Nasir Kamaludeen Mohamed)(Paperback)

How do Muslims who grew up after September 11 balance their love for hip-hop with their devotion to Islam? How do they live the piety and modesty called for by their faith while celebrating an art form defined, in part, by overt sexuality, violence, and profanity? In Representing Islam, Kamaludeen

Happy Money - The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money (Honda Ken)(Paperback / softback)

Follow the zen path to happiness with money, based on the Japanese bestseller which has sold 1 million

Understanding Baking: The Art and Science of Baking (Amendola Joseph)(Paperback)

Art Making with MoMA: 20 Activities for Kids Inspired by Artists at the Museum of Modern Art (Frisch Cari)(Paperback)

Art Making with MoMA, from the educators at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, presents 20 interactive activities that encourage kids (and adults!) to discover how modern and contemporary artists experiment with materials and techniques. Drawing on over 15 years of research and hands-on experience