The Vibe History of Hip Hop. This item is unavailable.The Vibe History of Hip Hop

Music, fashion, dance, graffiti, movies, videos, and business: it's all in this brilliant tale of a cultural revolution that spans race and gender, language and nationality. The definitive history of an underdocumented music genre, The VIBE History of Hip Hop tells the full story of this grassroots cultural movement, from its origins on the streets of the Bronx to its explosion as an international phenomenon. Illustrated with almost 200 photos, and accompanied by comprehensive discographies, this book is a vivid review of the hip hop world through the eyes and ears of more than 50 of the finest music writers and cultural critics at work today, including Danyel Smith, Greg Tate, Anthony deCurtis, dream hampton, Neil Strauss, and Bönz Malone.

"A history? No. A story, really. A tale from the dark side. In this book, hip hop is all. It's always there. Like hip hop, this book is about the intense kind of aspiration that comes from having little. About holding and rhyming into a microphone. Mixing and scratching. Guns pain blood. Desire desperation truth true love. Art and mystery and metaphor. The singularity of voice. The magnificence of ingenious sampling. The glory of a beat. This book is that story."
-- From the Preface by Danyel Smith, editor-in-chief of VIBE, the voice of the hip hop generation, presents the essence of hip hop.

Reviews from Magazines and Newspapers
"...The Vibe History of Hip Hop boasts articles by majorleague music journalists and cultural critics [...] this collection has some illuminating insights into hip-hop’s major figures and stylistic movements..." Independent on Sunday, February 2000

"...More than fifty of the finest music writers and cultural critics of today have combined to produce what is essentially a hip hop bible..." Touch Magazine

"...Larger than life slices if reality surely don’t come in more generous doses than this [...] superb and definitive collection of articles..." The Times, January 2000

"...This sort of book makes you ache to spend a day in a second-hand shop, seeking out the obscure old school 12-inchers you’ve been reading about [...] Essential stuff. Props due..." Mojo, January 2000