Rap Up: The Ultimate Guide To Hip-Hop And R&B

RAP-UP is an edgy, fun, and comprehensive look at the hip-hop world. It covers the music's history and places it within a broader cultural perspective, as well as delivering entertaining, illuminating profiles of major artists and producers. RAP-UP offers a dictionary of terminology and slang, highlights the genre's pioneers, and lists some essential CDs. Side boxes throughout feature quizzes, interesting facts, notable dates, and top ten lists. In addition to all of this, RAP-UP offers readers behind-the-scenes narratives and exciting, outrageous peeks at the hip-hop world.