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Westside
Young Men and Hip Hop in L.A.
by William Shaw
ISBN: 0684865068
ISBN-13: 9780684865065
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
In this examination of South-central Los Angeles' hip-hop scene, DETAILS editor William Shaw profiles several young men, who are trapped in bad neighborhoods and hope to make it big in the music industry. Shaw's subjects include a potential drug dealer, a self-proclaimed friend of rapper Ice Cube, and a man who made the mistake of offending Dr. Dre by siding with the late Eazy E.
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"While the book includes timely snapshots of local characters and an interesting though fragmented demographic history of L.A., too often it reads like a series of magazine articles."
-- Publishers Weekly
"His relationship with his readers holds more attention for Shaw than his relationship with his subjects and the artistry that is their collective meal ticket. No doubt, there's an inherent difficulty in depicting rap verse on the printed page-hip-hop lyrics never look better on paper-but you wouldn't know if any of Westside's rappers said one fly rhyme the whole time Shaw was in the house. The verses cited seem plucked out mostly for denigration. And because the reader hardly ever feels the numerous musical scenes, the tone of the book seems flat. Babyboy, Cee, Tibu and the all rest hustle in the 'hood and try to connect with the entertainment industry, so the how of their actions counts for so much more than their uniform why. Hip-hop music gives them that how, and without its presence their collective story rarely transcends pitiful dreariness." -- Donnell Alexander
-- Washington Post
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 2000
Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 1.1 pounds
Pages: 332
Publisher's Notes
In the late eighties hip hop was revolutionized by the hard new sound that exploded from Los Angeles. The exhilarating and disturbing new music from the West Coast was honest and descriptive of a place where drugs, guns, sex, and life are cheap and disposable, and the struggle for success, stability, and respect were hand fought.
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000 332 pp., maps; 23 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly cocked/lean. Fine DJ. "From acclaimed author and journalist William Shaw comes this probing exploration of the dreams and realities of seven young African-American men struggling to make it in Southcentral Los Angeles, the world capital of gangsta rap and West Coast hip hop. In the late eighties, hip hop was revolutionized by the hard new sound that exploded from Los Angeles. The exhilarating and shocking new music described a place where guns, sex, and life are cheap and disposable and where the struggle for success, stability, and respect is hard fought. The seven young subjects of this hauntingly beautiful chronicle have all grown up in a neighborhood riddled with violence where the notion of manhood seems constantly under threat -- and all of them dream of transforming this urban experience into the platinum success enjoyed by their heroes, rappers such as Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre. The sometimes troubled products of a ruthless environment, they look to hip hop as their only viable form of expression, as their key to survival, and as their greatest hope for escape. Equal parts music journalism, travel writing, and urban history, Westside is literary non-fiction at its best, revealing a place and a way of life rarely seen and little understood by outsiders." - Publisher. William Shaw is a contributing editor at Details and Britain's Arena. He has written for The Times, The Independent, and The Observer in England as well as Vogue, George, and Esquire. He lives in London.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Left Coast Books (United States)
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Shaw, William
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade, 2000 BLACK SPINE ON PICTORIAL JACKET. 332 PAGES. THIS BOOK IS IN NEW CONDITION EXCEPT FOR AN OVERSTOCK MARK. BOOK IS CLEAN, BRIGHT AND SECURE.. FIRST PRINT. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. BIOGRAPHY. ( more information) Offered by Jacque Mongelli (United States)
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New York City: Simon & Schuster Trade. Fine in Very Good dust jacket; Red Hardcover, in DJ; Remainder Mark on Bottom 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. From author and journalist William Shaw comes this probing exploration of the dreams and the realities of seven young African-American men struggling to make it in Southcentral Los Angeles, the world capital of gangsta rap and West Coast hip hop." "In the late eighties, hip hop was revolutionized by the hard new sound that exploded from Los Angeles. The exhilarating and shocking new music described a place where guns, sex, and life are cheap and disposable and where the struggle for success, stability, and respect is hard fought. The seven young subjects of this chronicle have all grown up in a neighbrohood riddled with violence where the notion of manhood seems constantly under threat - and all of them dream of transforming this urban experience into the platinum success enjoyed by their heroes, rappers such as Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre. The sometimes troubled products of a ruthless environment, they look to hip hop as their only viable form of expression, as their key to survival, and as their greatest hope for escape. The DJ is downgraded from fine because of a 1 1/2" tear in the bottom rear panel.; 7090; Remainder; 8 3/4"H x 5 3/4"W . ( more information) Offered by NORM JOHNSON, BOOKSELLER (United States)
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A probing exploration into the dreams and realities of seven young African-Americans struggling to make it in Southcentral Los Angeles, the world capital of gangsta rap and West Coast hip hop - these musical venues offering them survival, expression, and escape. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains map, 332pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare.. ISBN: 0-684-86506-8. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Music, Performing Arts, Entertainment, Singers, Singing, Recording Industry, Gangsta Rap, Hip Hop, SouthCentral Los Angeles, LA, Blacks, Negros, Negroes, African-Americans, Ghettos. ( more information) Offered by JB Books (United States)
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000 bit of shelf wear book else As New; dj shows some rubbing, creasing along edges. The world of West Coast hip hop, Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dog, Dr. Dre, as described by a British journalist.. First Edition. Cloth. NF/VG+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. ( more information) Offered by The Book Shed (United States)
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