'Bring the Noise' expands the best-selling Stories Behind the Songs series to include musical genres. Rap – the most powerful and overtly political music ever – is the subject of this fascinating book. Rappers always have a lot of words, but what are they really talking about?
This book examines over fifty of the greatest hip hop songs ever recorded, from the innocent, fun-loving classics of the founding fathers (‘Rapper’s Delight’ – The Sugar Hill Gang) through Gangsta-rapping anti-authoritarianism (‘F**k the Police’ – N.W.A.) and bad-boy sexism (‘Gangster of Love’ – Geto Boys) to the multi-platinum sellers of the twenty-first century (‘Stan’ – Eminem).
Each entry takes a hip hop classic and looks at the lyrics, the music and the artist. It examines the effect that the song had on the wider picture, be that hip hop, the USA or even the world.
