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  • It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Weingarten, Christopher R.
    Christopher R. Weingarten

    It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

    Christopher R. Weingarten provides a thrilling account of how the Bomb Squad produced such a singular-sounding record: engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing, reconstructing - even occasionally stompingon vinyl that sounded too clean. Using production techniques that have never been duplicated, the Bomb Squad plunderedand...
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  • The Baddest Bitch in the Room: A Memoir by Chang, Sophia
    Sophia Chang

    The Baddest Bitch in the Room: A Memoir

    The first Asian woman in hip-hop, Sophia Chang shares the inspiring story of her career in the music business, working with such acts as The Wu-Tang Clan and A Tribe Called Quest, her path to becoming an entrepreneur, and her candid accounts of marriage,...
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  • Tupac Shakur: The Life and Times of an American Icon by McQuillar, Tayannah Lee
    Tayannah Lee McQuillar

    Tupac Shakur: The Life and Times of an American Icon

    A passionate, critically incisive cultural biography of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur and an examination of the forces that shaped him. In 1996 Tupac Shakur, one of the most talented artists of his time, was murdered by an unknown gunman. Fred L. Johnson and Tayannah...
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  • Soul in Seoul: African American Popular Music and K-Pop by Anderson, Crystal S.
    Crystal S. Anderson

    Soul in Seoul: African American Popular Music and K-Pop

    K-pop (Korean popular music) reigns as one of the most popular music genres in the world today, a phenomenon that appeals to listeners of all ages and nationalities. In Soul in Seoul: African American Popular Music and K-pop, Crystal S. Anderson examines the most...
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  • Keep the Faith: A Memoir by Evans, Faith
    Faith Evans

    Keep the Faith: A Memoir

    It's been over ten years since Big was killed. I grieved for him for a very long time. And then, as time passed, the icy wall of grief surrounding my heart began to thaw and I began to heal. I remarried, had more children,...
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  • The Truth Behind Hip Hop by Lewis, G. Craige
    G. Craige Lewis

    The Truth Behind Hip Hop

    So, just what is hip-hop? What are the religious and spiritual influences behind it? What are the ways it is devastating this generation? Can hip-hop be redeemed by the church, or is it something that needs to be countered? Inspired by the DVD series...
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  • Hip-Hop Poetry and the Classics by Sitomer, Alan
    Alan Sitomer

    Hip-Hop Poetry and the Classics

    Fans of Hip-Hop can gain a deeper understanding of the bridges that link the great poets of the past to contemporary poets of today through a comparison of the writings of classic authors such as Robert Frost, Shakespeare, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allen Poe and...
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  • She's at the Controls: Sound Engineering, Production and Gender Ventriloquism in the 21st Century by Reddington, Helen
    Helen Reddington

    She's at the Controls: Sound Engineering, Production and Gender Ventriloquism in the 21st Century

    She's at the Controls gives a socio-historical examination of the roles of women studio professionals in the UK music industry. At the heart of the book are interviews conducted over six years with 30 female studio practitioners at different stages of their careers and...
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  • The Cultural Impact of Kanye West by Bailey, J.
    J. Bailey

    The Cultural Impact of Kanye West

    The ability of popular art to offer societal critiques and challenge received ideas has been recognized throughout history. Through rap and hip-hop, composers, singers, and entertainers have recently provided a voice questioning and challenging the sanctioned view of the times. This book offers an...
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  • Pulse of the People: Political Rap Music and Black Politics by Bonnette, Lakeyta M.
    Lakeyta M. Bonnette

    Pulse of the People: Political Rap Music and Black Politics

    Hip-Hop music encompasses an extraordinarily diverse range of approaches to politics. Some rap and Hip-Hop artists engage directly with elections and social justice organizations; others may use their platform to call out discrimination, poverty, sexism, racism, police brutality, and other social ills. In Pulse...
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  • Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story by Coscarelli, Joe
    Joe Coscarelli

    Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story

    A modern epic about the most consequential music culture today, Atlanta rap--a masterful, street-level story of art, money, race, class, and salvation from acclaimed New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli. From mansions to trap houses, office buildings to strip clubs, Atlanta is defined by...
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  • Wax Poetics Issue 18 [Parliament-Funkadelic] (Paperback Reprint) by Various Authors
    Various Authors

    Wax Poetics Issue 18 [Parliament-Funkadelic] (Paperback Reprint)

    Parliament-Funkadelic can hardly be summed up in a few sentences. Wax Poetics digs deep to trace the sprawling history of this supergroup, from its doo-wop roots to its freaked-out, drug-laden rock sessions, and finally onto the best-known (and best-selling) period of space boogie. re:...
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  • The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk about When We Talk about Hip Hop--And Why It Matters by Rose, Tricia
    Tricia Rose

    The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk about When We Talk about Hip Hop--And Why It Matters

    How hip hop shapes our conversations about race -- and how race influences our consideration of hip hop Hip hop is a distinctive form of black art in America-from Tupac to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Kendrick Lamar, hip hop has long given voice to the...
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  • Rare & Unseen Moments of 90's Hiphop: Volume Two by Monroe, T. Eric
    T. Eric Monroe

    Rare & Unseen Moments of 90's Hiphop: Volume Two

    T. Eric Monroe is opening his historic vault of 90's photography to preserve and promote the legacies of iconic personas who shaped Hiphop culture. Volume Two continues the visual story with more intimate moments of legendary artists from the 90's Hiphop Community. For decades,...
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  • Hip-Hop's Greatest Producers Coloring Book: Vol. 1 by Wallace, Riley
    Riley Wallace

    Hip-Hop's Greatest Producers Coloring Book: Vol. 1

    A treat for all hip-hop fans! It's high time to recognize the artists who gave hip-hop its backbone--and color them in! Written and illustrated by hip-hop journalist Riley Wallace, Hip-Hop's Greatest Producers Coloring Book: Volume 1, not only allows you to take the crayons...
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  • The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy by Stoute, Steve
    Steve Stoute

    The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy

    The business marketing genius at the forefront of today's entertainment marketing revolution helps corporate America get hip to today's new consumer--the tan generation.When Fortune 500 companies need to reenergize or reinvent a lagging brand, they call Steve Stoute. In addition to marrying cultural icons...
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  • Race Music: Black Cultures from Bebop to Hip-Hop by Ramsey, Guthrie P.
    Guthrie P. Ramsey

    Race Music: Black Cultures from Bebop to Hip-Hop

    This powerful book covers the vast and various terrain of African American music, from bebop to hip-hop. Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr., begins with an absorbing account of his own musical experiences with family and friends on the South Side of Chicago, evoking Sunday-morning worship...
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  • The History of Hip Hop by Reese, Eric
    Eric Reese

    The History of Hip Hop: Volume 3

    "Rhythms of Resistance: A Journey through 90s Hip-Hop"*** Author of "Rapper's Delight" essay currently archived at the Library of Congress ****** Guest speaker of BBC2 Radio "Rapper's Delight 40th Anniversary" by DJ Trevor Nelson - September 2019 ***Immerse yourself in the dynamic world of...
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  • New Money, New America by Wood, Bryan
    Bryan Wood

    New Money, New America

    Join Bryan and Ryan Wood, better known as the NEWMONEYTWINZ, on an autobiographical journey through a loving, yet educational, upbringing into adulthood; marked with hard work, entrepreneurialism, and an unbreakable will to succeed.The twins, born in Takoma Park, Maryland, part of the DC Metro...
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  • Wax Poetics Issue 17 (Paperback Reissue) by Various Writers
    Various Writers

    Wax Poetics Issue 17 (Paperback Reissue)

    Some fans say that Jay Dee was the greatest hip-hop producer ever. Wax Poetics speaks in-depth with Jay's peers and delves deep into his magical, musical life. With our first split-cover, we also honor hip-hop production masters, Public Enemy's Bomb Squad. Hank Shocklee &...
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  • Written!: Lyrics & Rhymes by Caz, Grandmaster
    Grandmaster Caz

    Written!: Lyrics & Rhymes

    Grandmaster Caz is a pioneering legend who can genuinely be credited as one of the inventors of rap. Caz is perhaps best known as the writer of Big Bang Hank's rhyme in Rappers Delight. The lyrics were stolen from him and he has never...
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  • Holler if You Hear Me by Dyson, Michael Eric
    Michael Eric Dyson

    Holler if You Hear Me

    Acclaimed for his writings on Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as his passionate defense of black youth culture, Michael Eric Dyson has emerged as the leading African American intellectual of his generation. Now Dyson turns his attention to one of...
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  • Nicki Minaj: The Woman Who Stole the World by Holloway, Lynette
    Lynette Holloway

    Nicki Minaj: The Woman Who Stole the World

    With never before seen photos and interviews that bring you deep into the heart and soul of this modern day Queen of Hip-Hop, author Lynette Holloway, will take you on a journey of uncompromising talent, beauty and starships. From the island of Trinidad &...
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  • Mama Phife Represents: A Memoir by Boyce-Taylor, Cheryl
    Cheryl Boyce-Taylor

    Mama Phife Represents: A Memoir

    Award-winning poet Cheryl Boyce-Taylor pays tribute to her departed son Malik 'Phife Dawg' Taylor of the legendary hip-hop trio A Tribe Called Quest in this intimate collection. Mama Phife Represents is a hybrid-story that follows the journey of a mother's grieving heart through her...
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  • Hip-Hop as Philosophical Text and Testimony: Can I Get a Witness? by Skitolsky, Lissa
    Lissa Skitolsky

    Hip-Hop as Philosophical Text and Testimony: Can I Get a Witness?

    Hip-hop as survivor testimony? Rhymes as critical text? Drawing on her own experiences as a lifelong hip-hop head and philosophy professor, Lissa Skitolsky reveals the existential power of hip-hop to affect our sensibility and understanding of race and anti-black racism. Hip-Hop as Philosophical Text...
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  • Ready to Die: The Story of Biggie Smalls--Notorious B.I.G.: Fast Money, Puff Daddy, Faith and Life After Death by Brown, Jake
    Jake Brown

    Ready to Die: The Story of Biggie Smalls--Notorious B.I.G.: Fast Money, Puff Daddy, Faith and Life After Death

    While many considered Biggie ahead of his time, author Jake Brown clearly cites why it was his time. He didn't live in or up to the moment, he actually created it. Biggie controlled his time, by the very nature of what he achieved in...
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  • Hip Hop World by Higgins, Dalton
    Dalton Higgins

    Hip Hop World

    A fascinating look at hip hop, the world's most popular music, and what it means to young people all over the globe, written by an acclaimed pop-culture critic. An excellent introduction to hip hop for young adults. Hip hop is arguably the predominant global...
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  • The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop by Charnas, Dan
    Dan Charnas

    The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop

    "There has never been a better book about hip-hop...a record-biz portrait that jumps off the page."--A.V. Club The perfect read for music lovers and business aficionados alike, The Big Payback reveals the secret histories of the early long-shot successes of Sugar Hill Records and...
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  • Mark 1-8: A Handbook on the Greek Text by Decker, Rodney J.
    Rodney J. Decker

    Mark 1-8: A Handbook on the Greek Text

    Mark 1-8: A Handbook on the Greek Text offers teachers and students a comprehensive guide to the grammar and vocabulary of Mark. A perfect supplement to any commentary, this volume's lexical, analytical, and syntactical analysis is a helpful tool in navigating New Testament literature....
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  • The Anthology of Rap by Bradley, Adam
    Adam Bradley

    The Anthology of Rap

    An extraordinary collection of lyrics from rap's first thirty years, a showcase of poetic depth and diversity "This landmark work chronicles an earth-shattering movement with deep roots."--New York Times Book Review From the school yards of the South Bronx to the tops of the...
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  • Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop by Perry, Imani
    Imani Perry

    Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop

    At once the most lucrative, popular, and culturally oppositional musical force in the United States, hip hop demands the kind of interpretation Imani Perry provides here: criticism engaged with this vibrant musical form on its own terms. A scholar and a fan, Perry considers...
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  • Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop by Schloss, Joseph G.
    Joseph G. Schloss

    Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop

    First book on hip-hop sampling as a musical process, now with a new foreword and afterwordWinner of IASPM's 2005 International Book AwardBased on ten years of research among hip-hop producers, Making Beats was the first work of scholarship to explore the goals, methods, and...
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  • Hip-Hop Revolution: The Culture and Politics of Rap by Ogbar, Jeffrey O. G.
    Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar

    Hip-Hop Revolution: The Culture and Politics of Rap

    Winner: W. E. B. Du Bois Book AwardIn the world of hip-hop, "keeping it real" has always been a primary goal--and realness takes on special meaning as rappers mold their images for street cred and increasingly measure authenticity by ghetto-centric notions of "Who's badder?"In...
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  • Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius by Rakim
    Rakim

    Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius

    On the heels of Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize, as the world begins to recognize the creative side of Hip-Hop, comes a writing guide from a musician and "The greatest MC of all time," Rakim.The musician and Hip Hop legend--hailed as "the greatest MC of...
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  • The History of Hip Hop by Reese, Eric
    Eric Reese

    The History of Hip Hop: Volume 1

    "From Streets to Stardom: A Rapid-Fire Tour of Hip-Hop Evolution"Hip Hop's evolution offers a vivid voice and pictorial history of life on the streets of urban America, reaching back to the vibrant 1920s. Sprouting from the soil of struggle and determination, this cultural movement...
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  • Raw: My Journey Into the Wu-Tang by Hawkins, Lamont U-God
    Lamont U-God Hawkins

    Raw: My Journey Into the Wu-Tang

    A PERFECT COMPANION READ TO THE SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY, WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN Selected as a Best Book of the Year by EsquireCouldn't put it down. - Charlamagne Tha GodMesmerizing. - Raekwon da ChefInsightful, moving, necessary. - Shea SerranoCathartic. -The New YorkerA classic....
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  • Magic City: Trials of a Native Son by Trick Daddy
    Trick Daddy

    Magic City: Trials of a Native Son

    "A thug is someone who stands on his own. He lives by the decisions he makes and accepts the consequences. A thug is comfortable in his own skin. I wear mine like a glove." Trick Daddy was born a thug--just a stone's throw from...
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  • The History of Hip Hop by Reese, Eric
    Eric Reese

    The History of Hip Hop: Volume 2

    "Boombox Echoes: The Definitive Hip-Hop Journey of the 80s"*** Author of "Rapper's Delight" essay currently archived at the Library of Congress ****** Guest speaker of BBC2 Radio "Rapper's Delight 40th Anniversary" by DJ Trevor Nelson - September 2019 ***Immerse yourself in a time of...
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  • Spring Forward: Aspire to Inspire by Elliott, Erick
    Erick Elliott

    Spring Forward: Aspire to Inspire

    Spring Forward is a collection of photographs, artwork, and writings by Erick Elliott. Elliott is the producer and member of the Brooklyn based hip hop group the Flatbush Zombies, an artist, and photographer. In commenting on Spring Forward, Elliott notes, "I've worked on this...
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  • The Beat: Go-Go Music from Washington, D.C. by Lornell, Kip
    Kip Lornell

    The Beat: Go-Go Music from Washington, D.C.

    The Beat! was the first book to explore the musical, social, and cultural phenomenon of go-go music. In this edition, updated by a substantial chapter on the current scene, authors Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr., place go-go within black popular music made...
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  • Sonic Bodies: Reggae Sound Systems, Performance Techniques, and Ways of Knowing by Henriques, Julian
    Julian Henriques

    Sonic Bodies: Reggae Sound Systems, Performance Techniques, and Ways of Knowing

    The reggae sound system has exerted a major influence on music and popular culture. Out on the streets of inner city Kingston, Jamaica, every night, sound systems stage dancehall sessions for the crowd to share the immediate, intensive and immersive visceral pleasures of sonic...
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  • Jay Z and the Roc-A-Fella Records Dynasty by Brown, Jake
    Jake Brown

    Jay Z and the Roc-A-Fella Records Dynasty

    In Jay Z and the Roc-A-Fella Dynasty, author Jake Brown has chronicled the Hip Hop icon's legacy. As Hip Hop's prodigal son, Jay Z is truly the pinnacle of where Hip Hop has come in its short but extraordinary life time. Among the detailed...
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  • The Art of Sampling: The Sampling Tradition of Hip Hop/Rap Music and Copyright Law by Said, Amir
    Amir Said

    The Art of Sampling: The Sampling Tradition of Hip Hop/Rap Music and Copyright Law

    The art of sampling -- one of the most innovative music processes to emerge in the late-twentieth century -- stands today as both a celebrated art form and a cultural activity within the hip hop/rap music tradition and beyond. 'The Art of Sampling' (Amir...
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  • Wax Poetics Journal Issue 68 (Paperback): Digable Planets b/w P.M. Dawn by Various Authors
    Various Authors

    Wax Poetics Journal Issue 68 (Paperback): Digable Planets b/w P.M. Dawn

    CONTENTSOrigins: A sampling of the sphere of influence for Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space), the debut album of the Digable Planets.The System: A shadowy synth-pop album unearthedRaymond Scott: Synthesizer innovator and composer sampled by DillaSusaye Greene: Singer-songwriter who worked with Ray...
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  • Rapper's Delight: The Hip Hop Cookbook by Inniss, Joseph
    Joseph Inniss

    Rapper's Delight: The Hip Hop Cookbook

    Rapper's Delight: The Hip Hop Cookbook features thirty recipes inspired by your favourite Hip Hop artists of today and yesteryear. Split into three categories of Starters, Mains and Desserts, the book includes a wide range of delights such as Wu-Tang Clam Chowder, Public Enemiso...
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  • Symbology: The Psychological Covert War on Hip Hop Book 2 by Griff, Professor
    Professor Griff

    Symbology: The Psychological Covert War on Hip Hop Book 2

    Symbology dives into the sign and symbols of the Greek Fraternities and Sororities, the Black Church and the Illuminati's control and manipulation of the food industry. Professor Griff is a cultural entertainment analyst, internationally renowned educator, writer, producer, musician, Rock and Roll Hall of...
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  • Juggalo: Insane Clown Posse and the World They Made by Miller, Steven
    Steven Miller

    Juggalo: Insane Clown Posse and the World They Made

    Juggalo: Insane Clown Posse and the World They Made is a vivid journey into the heart of a misunderstood subculture. Through firsthand reporting, including interviews with Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope of the Insane Clown Posse, their friends and family, and numerous devoted...
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  • If Jesus Was a Rapper by Hamilton, Cellus
    Cellus Hamilton

    If Jesus Was a Rapper

    If Jesus Was a Rapper, how would His music sound? Would He perform in clubs that serve alcohol, or would He stick to doing church concerts? Would He collaborate with artists who curse and live a lifestyle different than His? These questions, rarely considered,...
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  • The Righteous Way (Infinity Edition) by Allah, Starmel
    Starmel Allah

    The Righteous Way (Infinity Edition)

    In The Righteous Way: Infinity Edition, author Starmel Allah aims to empower readers by showing them how to tap into their infinite potential. Here, Starmel delves further into the Knowledge of Self by discussing the limitations and powers of the mind. He provides a...
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  • Kanye West Superstar by Jones, Theotis
    Theotis Jones

    Kanye West Superstar

    A dark, twisted journey inside the mind of one of America's most outspoken celebrities Kanye West is the self-proclaimed Steve Jobs of the Internet, downtown, fashion and culture. He doesn't just produce critically acclaimed rap albums, he has ideas for water bottle design and...
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