What lunacy would cause a 55-year-old white male to embroil himself in the world of New Orleans rap - as ideas man, talent-spotter, lyricist, and would-be producer? Nik Cohn has loved (and hated) hip-hop since its birth and loved (and hated) New Orleans for even longer - an addiction he's never want[...]
A tantalizing study of a city, its music, and a way of life journeys inside the intense and violent world of New Orleans rap music to bring to life the evolution of the popular form of music, the people who make it, and the hidden culture that surrounds it. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.[...]