This is an account of the history of hip hop music, from its roots in the late 1970s to its emergence as the cultural force it is today, influencing everything from films to advertising, fashion to sports. Nelson examines why it has held a steady grip on American popular culture for over 20 years.
- ISBN10 0670871532
- ISBN13 9780670871537
- Publish Date 29 October 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 January 2010
- Publish Country AU
- Publisher Penguin Books Australia
- Imprint Viking/Allen Lane
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 226
- Language English