Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Hip Hop’s Mama: 9
6. 2 My Mic Sound Nice: 38
7. 3 Stinging Like Tabasco: 58
8. 4 The Glorious Outlaw: 102
9. 5 B-Boys, Players, and Preachers: 117
10. 6 The Venus Hip Hop and the Pink Ghetto: 155
11. 7 Bling Bling . . . and Going Pop: 191
12. Notes 205
13. Index 223