Feud: The Birth, Growth, and Fall of Gangsta Rap

by Jennifer Warner

Back in the 1970s on the poverty stricken streets of the Bronx, New York, amongst the African-American community there was a rise in the popularity of the 'block party'. People like the Ghetto Brothers would plug their amps between the lamp posts. These parties would often have a DJ playing soul or funk music, where the percussive 'break' in the songs would be isolated, a common feature of Jamaican dub music and a technique introduced by the Caribbean...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 151205755X
• ISBN13: 9781512057553
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"