The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (685 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0451234782 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 688 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Dan Charnas, a veteran of the hip-hop music business, began his career scouting talent and promoting records for seminal rap label Profile Records and for Rick Rubin’s Def American Recordings. He also worked as a segment producer for MTV’s The Lyricist Lounge Show. He penned some of the first cover stories for The Source magazine and was part of a gene
Dolla Dolla Bill Y'all. Great look at the history of Hip-Hop biz re el What "Hit and Run" did for exposing rock music, "Country Music, USA" dissected for Country Music and "Three Blind Mice" examined in Television, "The Big Payback" does for hip-hop. Almost every book on hip-hop has been overly academic, a cash-in or hagiography of the stars. Nobody has touched the nexus of commerce, culture (in particular race) and history in such a suspenseful narrative as "The Big Payback." Primarily, especially for those of us who grew up with hip-hop, this book opens the doors of what lay behind the music without the hype. And, it i. Hip-Hop's Business Bible "The man who invented American money lived and died in Harlem."Thus begins The Big Payback, a tour-de-force of a book that details the rise of rap music from the burned-out blocks of the South Bronx in the 1970s to the top of the international mainstream music world today. Tracking more than 30 years of hip-hop's history, it gives readers a peek at the origins of all the major players in the genre today-and the pioneers on whose shoulders they stand.This sweeping narrative reminds readers that hip-hop has merged with mainstream popular music despite t. Great book showcasing the recorded history of the biz of hip hop Very well put together no unbiased book on the history of hip hop from. Business standpoint. There is a saying "follow the money", its true that here there is money to be made, there is motivation, no behind every motive there is someone's story. The stories of some of the greats in hip hop re told just by virtue of connecting the dot don the money path. I lost have a bigger respect for the RZA, Chris Lighty, and Darryl Cobbin. Awesome read!
“There has never been a better book about hip-hop…a record-biz portrait that jumps off the page.”—A.V. ClubTHE INSPIRATION FOR THE VH1 SERIES THE BREAKSThe Big Payback takes readers from the first $15 made by a “rapping DJ” in 1970s New York to the multi-million-dollar sales of the Phat Farm and Roc-a-Wear clothing companies in 2004 and 2007. Read the secret histories of the early long-shot successes of Sugar Hill Records and Grand
From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Charnas tells the story of hip-hop in this stylish, lavishly detailed love letter to the genre and industry. Nuanced treatment of the impresarios behind signature sounds and recording empires, and brisk, dramatic vignettes, give this history of a leaderless revolution impressive momentum. He follows the money and œthe relationship between artist and merchant—who, in hip-hop, are often one and the same from hip-hop™s early days as a œmarginal urban subculture in Harlem of the late 1960s to its insinuation into—and eventual domination of—mainstream popular music. Charnas spent seven years working for Rick Rubin, famed producer and cofounder of Def Jam Records, and writes with the authority of an insider, the passion of a fan, and the cool eye of someone who has maneuvered through the day-to-day working of the business. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. In its promise of economic s