September’s Recommended Books
(2009) Dalton Higgins
Despite its slim size, (measuring in at a mere 144 pages), Hip Hop World contains a wealth of information about the origins, creators, and directions of what has become a global musical style. Dalton Higgins, one of Canada's leading hip hop scholars, uses his witty and engaging prose to take an unflinching look at both the problems and promise associated with rap music in its many forms and genres.
(2008) Dan Kennedy
In the midst of the collapse of the recording industry as we know it, Dan Kennedy went and got a job at a major record label. In this witty exposé, Kennedy takes on a business full of people too focused on maintaining their rock cred (and padding their bank accounts) to notice the rise of the internet and their company crashing around them.
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