Beats Rhymes & Life: What We Love and Hate About Hip-Hop Review

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Beats Rhymes & Life: What We Love and Hate About Hip-Hop ReviewWhen did we first fall in love with Hip-Hop as a culture, and as a lifestyle? When were we first disappointed in Hip-Hop as a culture, and as a lifestyle? Beats Rhymes and Life discusses this in terms that two generations of Hip-Hop lovers can understand beginning with the foreword Michael Eric Dyson compares and contrasts the Hip-Hop movement of the eighties with the civil rights movement of the sixties socially, economically, and politically.
Beats Rhymes and Life breaks down the culture, movement, and business of Hip-Hop from the perspective of rappers (through interviews) as well as from the perspective of fans. Several common Hip-Hop personas and personalities are discussed as well as why it is popular, what type of influence it has on the community/race and what rapper was the originator of this image. For example P. Diddy is listed as one of the originators of the "baller" persona, notable follow-ups include "Baby (Birdman), "Lil Flip" and Fabulous.
Beats Rhymes and Life also lists Tupac as being the originator of the "superthug/gansta" persona, notable follow-ups include Mobb Deep and 50 cent.
I enjoyed Beats Rhymes and Life because it explored many different facets of Hip-Hop and their effect. The writing is honest, and humorous (where appropriate). This book is a must read for anyone who feels strongly about Hip-Hop. This book is truly an education into a cultural phenomenon.
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