RAPPER'S DELUXE: How Hip Hop Made The World - Book | Dr. Todd Boyd | PHAIDON Verlag

New
Sale price€69,95

VAT included. Shipping calculated at checkout


Only 1 item available - if you order the last piece now... Lucky You!
Description
A visual and cultural history of hip-hop that traces its meteoric rise from underground trailblazer to global tastemaker

If you want to tell the story of contemporary American culture, you have to tell the story of hip-hop. From its humble underground beginnings, hip-hop has transcended the confines of rap music and expanded its influence across a broad spectrum of American life - fashion, film, art, sports, politics, language - to become a cultural movement with profound influence.

A vital contribution to America's cultural canon, Rapper's Deluxe illuminates hip-hop's ability to redefine and influence culture through photographs, artwork, advertisements, book, magazine, and album covers, movie stills, and more. Organized chronologically from the 1970s to the present, the image-rich and dynamic layouts showcase the people, places, events, objects, outfits and inspirations that have redefined the world as we know it - from fur-clad fans lining up for a Muhammad Ali fight at Madison Square Garden, to a legendary party at the “Boogie Down” Bronx, the ghettos of South Los Angeles and the trap houses of Atlanta, to the extravagant red carpet looks of the Met Gala.

Through a wide range of curated examples, Dr. Todd Boyd examines the legacy of hip-hop and how the genre remixes the “high” and “low” culture of the past and present to develop a style all its own. Rapper's Deluxe is a story of transformation that traces the arduous but always triumphant path of hip-hop's rise to dominance of the game, full of original insights and clever wordplay.

About the author:
Dr. Todd Boyd holds the Price Chair in the Study of Ethnicity and Popular Culture and is Professor of Film and Media Studies at USC. A media commentator, writer, producer, and consultant, Dr. Boyd has appeared in documentaries such as The Last Dance (ESPN, 2020) and the Ken Burns-directed Muhammed Ali (PBS, 2021). His work includes seven books, and his essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the Guardian.
 

Product details:

DesignlabelPHAIDON Publisher
AuthorDr. Todd Boyd
Languageenglish
Dimensions27 x 20,5 cm | 10 5/8 × 8 1/8 in
Pages298 pp
Illustrations430 illustrations
FormatHardback
ISBN9781838666224

Recommendations & Alternatives