Original gangstas : Tupac Shakur, Dr Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, and the birth of West Coast rap
Westhoff, Ben2017
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In the late 80s, a group of high school dropouts, drug dealers, and ex-cons spoke out against racial injustice and police brutality. They did it through hip-hop. Their explosive popularity put their Los Angeles neighborhood of Compton on the map. They gave a voice to disenfranchised African Americans across the country. And they quickly redefined pop culture across the world. Their names remain as popular as ever - Eazy-E, Dr Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur. Music journalist Ben Westhoff shows how this group of artists shifted the balance of hip-hop from New York to Los Angeles.
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Author:
Westhoff, Ben, author
Imprint:
New York : Hachette Books, 2017.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780316344852 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
782.421649782.4216782.421 WEST
Language:
English
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BRN:
1859600
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