Binding: Paperback
Description: The bumpin book for hip - hop disciples (a. k. a. fiends) songwriters all other writers pop culture fans linguists and parents who are just trying to figure out what their kids are saying. The inventive sounds of hip - hop (which became America's number two music genre in 2001, outselling country) have echoed far from their Bronx beginnings of twenty years ago. Making its way from Compton sidewalks to suburban malls garnering commentary from The Wall Street Journal alongside Vibe hip - hop by definition delivers its messages in the most creative language possible. Celebrating hip - hop's boon to the realm of self - expression Hip Hoptionary translates dozens of phrases like marinating in the rizzi with your road dawg (relaxing in your car with your friend) including: Big bodies: SU Vs or luxury vehicles Government handle: registered birth name 411: the latest scoop or information Bling - bling: diamonds big money flash and cash Brick City: Newark New Jersey 1812: war fight (as in War of 1812) In addition to the lexicon of idioms and beeper codes Hip Hoptionary also features lists of hip - hop fashion labels books mixed drinks and brief bios of America's famous rappers making this the ultimate guide for a Double H (hip - hop) nation.
Title: Hip Hoptionary Tm The Dictionary Of Hip Hop Terminology
Author(s): Westbrook Alonzo
Publisher: Broadway Books (A Division Of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Barcode: 9780767909242
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 10/15/2002
Category: Reference Works