Parental discretion is advised : the rise of N.W.A and the dawn of gangsta rap / Gerrick Kennedy.
"Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella caused a seismic shift in hip-hop when they decided to form N.W.A in 1986. Suddenly rap became gangsta and relevant on the West Coast. With their hard-core image, bombastic sound, and lyrics that were by turns poetic, lascivious, socially conscious, a...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atria Books,
2017.
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| Edition: | First Atria books hardcover edition. |
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| Physical Description: | 273 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Book |