A study of rap music, New York's street sound, which has been revised and updated to embrace the latest musicians and groups. The roots of rap music are traced from video arcades to bebop, and crucial influences such as prison and army songs, West African chants and tap dancing are described.
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the sad categorizing of music by color of it's participant.,
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it is amazing how the system that we live in is inhabited by people of limited view about music.it is encouraging to read books by white writers about sound with out coining terms like pop or black music or asian music.mr.toop is a thoughtful and stimulating person who's insightful glimpes is provocative and unashamed. thank u .
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