A Brief History of Rhyme and Bass: Growing Up With Hip-Hop [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Shawn Livernoche (Author), Daniel Corvino (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris Corp; illustrated edition edition (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401028519
• ISBN-13: 978-1401028510
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,863,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly enjoyable read!!!!!!, May 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: A Brief History of Rhyme and Bass: Growing Up With Hip-Hop (Hardcover)

Shawn's book is exactly what hip-hop needs. I have long been a fan of hip-hop, but am sometimes let down by the attitude and direction of the industry. At last!! Someone truly inspired has come along to bear the flag and show that there is a historical depth behind the lyrics that now pervade American Culture. Whether you are looking for historical context, a great story, or a truly uplifting journey --- you gotta pick up this book. It is as racy as any rap lyric, but still contains many tense thought provoking moments. I can't stress strongly enough that you simply have to get this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not all Hip-Hop, but top notch gen x writing, November 20, 2001

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Craig Richards (NY NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Brief History of Rhyme and Bass: Growing Up With Hip-Hop (Hardcover)

I recently ordered the ebook version of this novel and let me tell you, it is explicit! Wowie!! Still, there was something very exciting and very real about the story and I was sucked in from page one. In fact I didn't put it down. The book was less about music and more about the life of the author and although I thought at first that was going to bother me, it ended up being a real treat. I am 28, and let me tell you, it is not often that a writer comes along that actually understands what it was like growing up in the eighties and nineties, I can't find any more written by Livernocke, but I hope to see more in the future. By the end I felt like I was one of Shawn's best friends.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unquestionably good!, December 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: A Brief History of Rhyme and Bass: Growing Up With Hip-Hop (Hardcover)

I find the last review interesting. It amuses me that someone with little background or knowledge of the author, would both admit to NOT reading the book, and then state an onslaught of inaccuracies.

From the moment I picked this book up, I could not put it down until I was finished. Livernoche does an excellent job of starting off with a character of whom the reader has little background on, and slowly "pulling" you into his world, while at the same time parelling it with historical background in the Hip Hop world at each interval. By the end of the book, I actually found myself caring for this character and what happened to him. I am sure we can look for more great things from this author, in the field of Hip Hop and other genres as well. My only complaint if I were to submit one, would be that the book wasn't long enough, and left me wanting more... But perhaps that was the idea, so I'll buy the next book. ;-)