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Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Timbaland offers fans an unprecedented look into his life and work. He reveals the magic behind the music, sharing the various creative impulses that arise while he's producing, and the layering of sounds that have created dozens of number one hits."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
STEWdio volume 3
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Are we as consumed by gadgets and technology as we appear to be? Are teens and youth being cyborged by the cyber world? The sketchy seduction of the digital age, informative inked by Chuck D [sic]."--Page [2] of cover.
"Legendary hip-hop artist and social activist Chuck D has used every opportunity in his groundbreaking career to stand up for civil rights. His rap group Public Enemy is widely regarded as a revolutionary act both in terms of its...
43) Lizzo
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Lizzo and her music have inspired people everywhere to accept themselves for who they are. Readers will . . . learn more about Lizzo's strong soul roots, her struggle breaking into the music industry, her role models, and her . . . success"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Purpose is Wyclef Jean's powerful story of a life rooted in struggle, soul-searching, art, and survival.
In his own voice the multi-platinum musician and producer shares everything, from his childhood in Haiti to his rise to the top of the American music scene. For the first time ever, Wyclef reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the Fugees, including his partnership with Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel, the details of their award-winning album The...
Author
Series
STEWdio volume 2
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Returning readers to his illustrated world reflecting the current climate, Chuck D gives us a blow-by-blow recounting of the media-tense coverage and the subsequent atmosphere leading into Trump's election [sic]."--Page [2] of cover.
"Legendary hip-hop artist and social activist Chuck D has used every opportunity in his groundbreaking career to stand up for civil rights. His rap group Public Enemy is widely regarded as a revolutionary act both in...
Author
Series
STEWdio volume 1
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A graphic experience leading readers into the pandemonium around the pandemic and the toxic sociopolitcal culture that emerged. Chuck D draws us into a mind-stimulating series that reflects on this erratic new era."--Page [2] of cover.
"Legendary hip-hop artist and social activist Chuck D has used every opportunity in his groundbreaking career to stand up for civil rights. His rap group Public Enemy is widely regarded as a revolutionary act both...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Sophia Chang is a badass of the music industry. As the daughter of Korean immigrants in predominantly white suburban Vancouver, she grew up shunning the “model minority” myth. Armed with a fierce sense of independence, she moved to New York City and infiltrated the world of hip-hop, yet remained mostly in the shadows of the artists she supported. With her debut memoir, Sophia Chang is finally ready to grab the mic for herself. This inspiring story...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
JAY-Z: Made in America is the fruit of Michael Eric Dyson's decade of teaching the work of one of the greatest poets this nation has produced, as gifted a wordsmith as Walt Whitman, Robert Frost and Rita Dove. But as a rapper, he's sometimes not given the credit he deserves for just how great an artist he's been for so long. This book wrestles with the biggest themes of JAY-Z's career, including hustling, and it recognizes the way that he's always...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rapper Gucci Mane takes us to his roots in Alabama, the streets of East Atlanta, the trap house, and the studio where he found his voice as a peerless rapper. He reflects on his inimitable career and in the process confronts his dark past -- the murder charge, years behind bars, addiction, career highs and lows -- the making of the Trap God. It is one of the greatest comeback stories in the history of music. -- Adapted from book jacket.
51) Drake
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
This book explores the secrets behind Drake's transformation from a quiet Jewish kid to a hit TV star to a worldwide musical sensation. You will learn everything you'd like to know about this famous celebrity, including information on his family, his major awards, his commercial endorsements, and much more! You'll also read about the various struggles that Drake faced, both as he grew up and even now, after he has achieved an elite level of fame....
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The musician and Hip Hop legend--hailed as "the greatest MC of all time" and compared to Thelonious Monk--reimagines the writing handbook in this memoir and guide that incorporates the soulful genius, confidence, and creativity of a master artist. When he exploded on the music scene, musical genius Rakim was hailed for his brilliant artistic style, adding layers, complexity, depth, musicality, and soul to rap. More than anyone, Rakim has changed the...
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Now updated and revised-from a Forbes senior editor, a compelling portrait of American rapper Jay Z and his rise from the Brooklyn projects to the top of the business world.
Only a handful of people embody the legacy of hip-hop and entrepreneurship like Jay Z. A modern-day King Midas, everything he touches-sports bars, streaming services, record labels, and cognac-turns to gold. How exactly did he do it?
Forbes senior editor Zack O'Malley Greenburg...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Atria books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"The first in-depth biography of Nipsey Hussle, the hip hop mogul, artist, and activist whose transformative legacy inspired a generation with his motivational lyrics and visionary business savvy-before he was tragically shot down in the very neighborhood he was dedicated to building up"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
How does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group brought jazz into the genre, resurrecting timeless rhythms to create masterpieces such as The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders. Seventeen years after their last album, they resurrected themselves with an intense, socially conscious record, We Got It from Here . . . Thank You 4 Your Service, which arrived when fans needed it most, in the aftermath of the 2016 election. Poet...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Transforming a childhood of violence, anger and trauma into music that spread a resilient message of peace, love and positivity, Bobby Hall, aka Logic, looks back on his extraordinary life with humor and honesty, revealing a man, who against all odds, refused to be broken.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
A cultural portrait of the Pulitzer Prize-winning rap superstar documents his coming-of-age as an artist, his genius as a lyricist, and his profound impact on today's racially fraught America Moore provides a definitive account of Lamar's coming-of-age as an artist, his resurrection of jazz, his profound impact on a racially fraught America, and his emergence as the bona fide King of Rap. Through his confessional poetics, his politically charged anthems,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Pharrell Wiliams is a superstar of the music world. So how did this incredible talent rise to the top? In this fascinating introduction, young readers will learn about Pharrell's early life and his many musical achievements. Each 24-page book in this series of introductory biographies features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The narrative text, colorful design, and colorful photos will speak to even...
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