Table of Contents
Entry List
Preface
Introduction
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Aceyalone
Adidas sneakers
Advertising and Hip Hop
Afrika Bambaataa Aasim
Afrika Islam
Akinyele
The Alkaholiks
Almighty RSO
Ant Banks
Anquette
Antoinette
The Arabian Prince
Arrested Development
The Arsonists
Audio Two
Awesome Two
Backspin
Bad Boy Entertainment
Bahamadia
Baker, Houston Jr.
Barnes, Dee
Battles
B-Boy
Beanie Sigel
Beastie Boys
The Beatnuts
Beef
Bentley, Fonzworth
Benzino, Ray
Big Willie
Big Daddy Kane
Big L
Big Punisher
Big Tymers
Biz Markie
Blackalicious
Black Eyed Peas
Black Leather Medallions
Black Moon
Black Nationalism
Black Sheep
Black Star
Blaxploitation Movies
Bling-bling
Body Count
Boom box
Bomber jackets
Bomb Squad
Bone Thugs N Harmony
Boogie Down Productions
Boo-Yaa Tribe
Boss
Bow Wow
The Box
Boyz in the 'Hood
Brand Nubian
Break-beats
Breakdancing
British Knights
British Walkers
Bronx River Houses Community Center
Brown, James
Brother D with Collective Effort
Brown Sugar
Burners
Bubba Sparxxx
Busta Rhymes
Busy Bee
BWP
Cam'ron
Canibus
Capoeira
Cazal Glasses
Campbell, Luther "Luke"
Capone N Noreaga
Cash Money Millionaires
Cella Dwellas
Censorship
Chubb Rock
Chuck D
Cipher
Coke La Rock
Cold Chillin'
Cold Crush Brothers
Colors
Combs, Sean "P-Diddy"
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Common
Conscious rap
Coolio
Cop Killer
The Coup
Crazy Legs
Crew
The Crimminalz
Cross fader
Crunk
Cypress Hill
Da Beatminez
Da Brat
Da Lench Mob
Dana Dane
Dapper Dan
Das EFX
Davy DMX
Dead Prez
Deadly Venoms
Death Row Records
Deejay
Def
Defari
Def Jam Recordings
De La Soul
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
Diamond D
Dilated Peoples
Digable Planets
Diggin' in the Crates
Diggin' in the Crates Crew
Digital Underground
Disco Fever
Disco King Mario
DJ Cash Money
DJ Clue
DJ Danger Mouse
DJ Kool Herc
DJ Love Bug Starski
DJ Hollywood
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
DJ Magic Mike
DJ Pooh
DJ Q-Bert
DJ Quik
DMC/Technics U.S. DJ Championships
DMX
The Dozens
Door Knocker Earrings
Doug E. Fresh
Dr. Dre
Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde
D.ST
Dungeon Family
East Coast/West Coast rivalry
Easy Mo Bee
Eazy E
E-40
Ed O.G. and Da Bulldogs
Electro Hop
The Egyptian Lover
Emcee (MC)
Eminem
Emulator
Enjoy Records
Eric B and Rakim
EPMD
Eve
Fab 5 Freddy
Fat Boys
Fat Joe
Fearless 4
50 Cent
Fight the Power
Films
The Firm
Five Percent Nation aka the Nation of Gods and Earths
Flava Flav
Flipmode Squad
Fly
Fly Girl
Foxy Brown
Freak
Freddie Foxxx
Freestyle
Freestyle Fellowship
Fresh
Fresh Fest Concert
FUBU
Fugees
Funkmaster Flex
Funky Four +1
Fu-Schinickens
Gangsta Rap
Gang Starr
The Geto Boys
Ghostface Killah
Gigolo Rap
Go-Go and Rap
Gold chains
Gold Fronts
Good Times
Goodie Mob
Gore, Tipper
Graffiti
Graffiti Rock
Grand Puba
Grandmaster Caz
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
GrandWizzard Theodorre
Gravediggaz
Great Day in Hip Hop
GZA/Genius
Harlem World
Harrell, Andre
Heather B.
Heavy D and the Boyz
Henderson, Douglas "Jocko"
Herculoids
High Top Fade
Hill, Lauryn
Hip Hop
Hip Hop Appreciation Week
Hip Hop History Month
Hip Hop Film Festival
Hip Hop Literature
Hip Hop Nation Exhibit
Hit Squad
Hoodies
Hoch, Danny
Homeboy
House of Pain
Howard University
Human Beat Box
Hustlers' Convention
Hieroglyphics
Hype man
Ice
Ice Cube
Iceberg Slim
Ice-T
It's Yours
Izzle
Jack the Rapper Convention
Jacob the Jeweler
Jadakiss
Jam Master Jay
Ja Rule
Jayo Felony
Jay-Z
Jazzy Joyce
Jermaine Dupri
Jeru the Damaja
Jimmy Hat
J.J. Fad
Jon Forte
Juice Crew All Stars
Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Jungle Brothers
Jurassic-5
Just-Ice
Juvenile
Karl Kani
Kanye West
DJ Kay Slay
Kangol
KDAY
DJ Kevvy Kev
Kid Frost
Kid N' Play
King T
King Tim III
Kool DJ Red Alert
Kool G Rap and DJ Polo
Kool Keith
Kool Moe Dee
Kriss Kross
KRS-One
Kurupt
Kurtis Blow
Kwame
Lady B
The Lady of Rage
Large Professor
The Last Poets
Leaders of the New School
Likwit Crew
Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz
Lil' Kim
Lil Romeo
LL Cool J
Lil Wayne
Limip Bizkit
Locking
Lord Finesse
The Lost Boyz
Los Angeles Underground Movement
The LOX
Ludacris
Luniz
Mack-10
Mad Rapper
Main Source
Manny "Man" Parrish
Mantronix
Marley Marl
Mark the 45 King
Mary J. Blige
Mase
Mash-Up
Master Ace
Master P
Martial Arts
MC Breed
MC Breeze
MC Eiht
MC Hammer
MC Lyte
MC Shan
Medusa
Mercedes Ladies
Method Man
Miami Bass
Mia X
Misogyny and Hip Hop
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
Mixer
Mixtapes
Mobb Deep
Money
Monie Love
M.O.P.
Mos Def
Mr. Magic's Rap Attack
Mystikal
Names
Name Buckles
Nas
Nation of Islam
The Native Tongue
Naughty By Nature
Nelly
Neptunes
New Jack Swing
New York Undercover
New York, New York
Newcleus
New York City Rap Tour
Nigga
Nigga Twins
The Notorious B.I.G.
N.W.A.
Ol' Dirty Bastard
O'Neal, Shaquille
Onyx
Organized Konfusion
Original Flavor
Outkast
Paniccioli, Ernie
Paris
Pete Rock
Pharcyde
Philadelphia
P.M. Dawn
Poor Righteous Teachers
Popping
Prince Paul
Producers
Public Enemy
Queensbridge
Queen Latifah
Raekwon
Rah Digga
Rap
Rap-Metal
Rapper's Delight
Rappin' 4-Tay
Redman
Reggae and Rap
Re-Mix
Rhyme Syndicate
Richie Rich
Roc-A-Fella Records
Rock Steady Crew
Rodriquez, Ivan "Doc"
The Roots
The Real Roxanne
Roxanne Shante
Ruff Ryders
Run DMC
RZA
Salt n' Pepa
Sampling
Sequence
Schoolly D
Scarface
Scratching
Sha-Rock
Sheepskin coats
Showbiz and A.G.
Simmons, Russell
Sir Mix-a-Lot
Sister Souljah
Skee-Lo
Slick Rick
Snoop Dogg
Source Magazine
Special Ed
Spoonie Gee
Smith, Will
Stetasonic
Strictly Hip Hop Magazine
Stop the Violence Movement-"Self Destruction"
Sugar Hill Gang
Sweet T
Technic 1200s
Terror Squad
Tha Dogg Pound
The Temple of Hiphop
Third Bass
Timbaland
T La Rock
Tone Loc
2 Live Crew
Too Short
Treacherous Three
TR-808
A Tribe Called Quest
Trick Daddy
Trina
TRU
Tucker, C. Dolores
Tupac Shakur
213
Ultramagnetic MC's
Uncle Jam's Army
Underground
Unity Summit
The Unknown DJ
US Girls
U.T.F.O.
Vanilla Ice
Van Silk
Video Games and Hip Hop
Video Music Box
Wanda Dee
Warren G
Watts Prophets
West, Cornel
Westside Connection
WHBI-FM (105.9)
Whodini
Williams, Hype
Word Up! Magazine
World Class Wreckin' Cru
World's Famous Supreme Team
Writer's Bench
Wu-Tang Clan
X-Clan
X-ecutioners
Xzibit
Yo! MTV Raps
Young MC
Yo Yo
Zulu Nation
Record List
Appendix
Selected Bibliography
Index